How to treat hand foot mouth disease

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The occurrence of hand foot and mouth disease does bring great harm to patients, suffering from hand foot and mouth disease should not ignore treatment, only pay attention to early detection, early treatment can control the development of the disease, avoid causing too much harm to the patients of hand foot and mouth disease, we will pay attention to the treatment measures of hand foot and mouth disease?

How to treat hand foot mouth disease

1. General treatment. The prognosis was good in one week. Mainly for symptomatic treatment. First of all, children should be isolated, contacts should pay attention to disinfection and isolation, to avoid cross infection. Symptomatic treatment, good oral care. For severe oral herpes and ulcer, gargle with Kangfuxin solution or apply it to the affected area, or mix Smecta into paste after meals and apply it on the ulcer surface with cotton swab. Clothes and bedding should be clean, comfortable and soft, and should be changed frequently. Cut your baby's nails short, wrap your baby's hands if necessary to prevent skin rash. Apply calamine lotion at the initial stage of skin rash on your hands and feet, and apply 0.5% Iodophor when herpes forms or breaks. The baby with skin rash on the buttocks should be cleaned up at any time to keep the buttocks clean and dry. Can take antiviral drugs and Chinese herbal medicine, supplement vitamin B, C, etc.

2. Combined treatment, close monitoring of disease changes, especially brain, lung, heart and other important organ function; critically ill patients pay special attention to monitoring blood pressure, blood gas analysis, blood glucose and chest X-ray. Pay attention to maintain water, electrolyte, acid-base balance and protect important organs. Patients with increased intracranial pressure can be given mannitol and other dehydration treatment, severe cases can be given methylprednisolone, intravenous gamma globulin and other drugs. Patients with hypoxemia, dyspnea and other signs of respiratory failure should be treated with mechanical ventilation as soon as possible. Keep blood pressure stable and give vasoactive drugs when necessary. Other severe treatment, such as DIC, pulmonary edema, heart failure, should be given appropriate treatment.

3. Antiviral drugs, because antiviral drugs are generally used 24 hours to 48 hours before the onset of the disease is the best. And often when we diagnosed HFMD, we have passed the most effective stage of treatment, and now we do not advocate the use of antiviral drugs. In fact, there are many ways to cure HFMD, the basic thing is to ensure good children's hand and foot health, especially to clean children's hands and feet thoroughly to avoid infection, and for some babies who can't take care of themselves, adults should carry out reasonable treatment and prevention, hoping to treat HFMD thoroughly.

matters needing attention

Only by paying attention to the treatment measures of HFMD can we help the sick children know how to take treatment measures when they are sick. Because this disease is highly infectious, we should also do a good job in scientific treatment after the illness, so as to avoid infecting her and causing some health hazards to her.