Children with herpes in the mouth may be due to herpetic pharyngitis, hand, foot and mouth disease and other factors, which can be treated by general treatment, medication (such as ibuprofen) and other ways.
1. Herpetic pharyngitis: the disease can cause scattered herpes in the pharynx and mouth of the child, resulting in sore throat, sore mouth and other symptoms; high temperature can be cooled down by warm water baths, and ice packs and other cold compresses can also be used.
The use of interferon under the guidance of a physician for nebulizer treatment is conducive to the relief of symptoms; you can also use ribavirin to fight viral infections; high fever does not go away when you can use ibuprofen, acetaminophen to reduce fever.
2. Hand, foot and mouth disease: this disease will cause the child’s hands, feet, mouth and other parts of the skin and mucous membrane rash, herpes, etc. The child should be isolated after diagnosis, pay attention to a light diet, increase the amount of drinking water, and timely disinfection of personal belongings.
You can use recombinant human interferon alpha, ribavirin and other drugs for antiviral treatment; when accompanied by oral mucous membrane erosion, you can apply gentamycin, cod liver oil and other drugs; when there is a persistent high fever and meningitis, you can use methylprednisolone, hydrocortisone and other drugs for treatment.
Children with herpes in the mouth should be timely consultation, under the guidance of the physician for relevant treatment, strictly comply with the doctor’s prescription medication.