What are the symptoms of viral herpes in children? How to treat it?

Hand, foot and mouth disease is a rash-causing infectious disease mainly caused by Coxsackievirus. It can occur throughout the year, but is most common in summer and autumn. It can occur at any age, especially children under 3 years old. So what are the symptoms of viral herpes in children?

Performance:

1. Most children develop the disease suddenly, first showing symptoms of high fever, with body temperature mostly above 38 degrees, accompanied by symptoms such as headache, cough, runny nose, etc. The temperature persists. The higher the temperature, the longer the course of the disease, and the more serious the condition.

2. Herpes can be seen in the oral mucosa and lips of children at the same time as the fever or 1-2 days after the fever. After the herpes breaks, ulcers will form, which are very painful. Children often show discomfort such as irritability, crying, drooling, and not eating.

3. 1-2 days after oral herpes, maculopapular rashes can be seen on the palms, soles and buttocks of the child, most commonly on the soles of the feet. The herpes are round or oval, flat, as small as a grain of rice or as large as a pea, hard and containing turbid fluid, and surrounded by a red halo.

4. The rash of hand, foot and mouth disease in children rarely appears on the trunk and face, and generally disappears in about 7 days without causing scars or leaving marks.

5. Hand, foot and mouth disease in children is a mild, self-healing disease. The vast majority of children have a good prognosis. A small number of severely ill children may develop myocarditis and encephalitis, but the possibility is very small.

6. The entire course of the disease ends in about 1 week, and generally there are no serious consequences. As long as proper care is taken, no pigmentation marks or scars will be left on the skin.

Drug treatment:

1. Go to the hospital for treatment, take medicine as prescribed by the doctor, and rest in bed.

2. If necessary, you can take Chinese patent medicine, such as Children's Yanbian Granule, Qingkailing Oral Liquid, Banlangen Granule and other oral medicines.

3. Apply Xiguashuang, Saimei'ansan, Bingpengsan and other products to the affected areas of the mouth 2-3 times a day.

4. Pay attention to the cleanliness of the oral skin. Clean the mouth with normal saline every day. At the same time, pay attention to the patient to prevent him from scratching the skin herpes to prevent ulceration and infection.