My 4 yrs old kid has mild fever with red spots on face, hands and foot. There are many red spots inside mouth. Is it hand foot mouth disease? please advise.

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hand and foot and mouth disease is a self limiting viral infection.
commonly seen is viral red eruptions on the skin mainly on the joints of the body and on the bums and around the mouth and there are ulcers in the oral cavity.
only symptoms treatment is given for fever as well as for pain and itching and oral ulcers and the disease usually resolves maximum by 1 to 1 and half weeks.
meet your doctor for more information regarding this disease.
the child should stay away from other children for at least one week because it is a contagious disease.

calamine lotion is applied on the skin eruption
zytee / dologel on the ulcer before food intake
anti histamine for skin itching
paracetamol for fever and paind
give mild coldd liquid diet when ulcers are more

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It could possibly be but I cannot be very sure about without actually having an assessment of the child which is why I would recommend you to cross check with your doctor Dil help you in understanding what exactly it is and will rise with a treatment as