Hand, foot and mouth complications after a sore throat, the girl is in critical condition

The girl was admitted to the hospital with a constant high fever, anorexia, and a lot of saliva because of sore throat. Palms and feet do not have bullous erythema.

Through examination and test results, the doctor diagnosed the baby with acute pulmonary edema, respiratory failure due to hand, foot and mouth complications. The patient was quickly put on a ventilator by the doctors, had good anti-convulsion, and given Gammaglobulin in time… After 2 days of intensive treatment, the girl gradually recovered and her health was stable.

Dr. Vu warned that hand, foot and mouth disease is in season and the number of severe cases is increasing significantly. “Children with high fever continuously, anorexia, drooling a lot, even though their hands and feet don’t have erythema blisters, parents should also think about hands, feet and mouth. Sometimes with just one symptom, there is still the risk of getting worse. Grade 3-4 affects the nervous, respiratory and circulatory collapse unpredictably “- Doctor Vu warned.

In addition, parents need to monitor, seeing that children have the following symptoms, they need to be taken to the hospital for examination soon: high fever, abnormal breathing, constant crying, difficulty sleeping or lethargy, somnolence, sleeplessness. with, or startle, unsteady or unsteady gait, tremors, convulsions, sweating, profuse vomiting, loss of appetite, refusal to breastfeed, skin rash, purple or blue veins.