Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease Quiz

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Unnati Patel, MD, MSc

Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Primary Care Physician)

Dr Patel graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine. She worked in clinical research at the University of Illinois in Chicago and University of Nevada in Las Vegas focused on culturally adapted health interventions for preventive medicine in the community setting. Received her Master's of Science in Global Health (concentration in Health Policy) from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. Unnati went on to complete her family medicine residency in Chicago, Illinois at Norwegian American Hospital. | | She is currently working as a primary care physician in the city of Chicago and completing her Master's of Business Administration at the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management and Fellowship in Leadership in Value-Based Care.

Yukiko Ueda, MD

Yukiko Ueda, MD (Dermatology)

Dr. Ueda graduated from the Niigata University School of Medicine and trained at the University of Tokyo Medical School. She is currently a clinical assistant professor at the Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, and holds several posts in the dermatology departments at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Komagome Hospital, University of Tokyo, and the Medical Center of Japan Red Cross Society.

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Learn more about Hand-foot-mouth disease

Content updated on Sep 20, 2022

What is hand-foot-mouth disease?

HFMD (Hand-foot-mouth disease) is a highly contagious viral infection. To prevent transmission, patients should wash their hands regularly and avoid going to school until the ulcers have healed and the rashes have dried up. Patients often eat and drink less due to painful mouth ulcers, so it's important to monitor for dehydration and encourage food and water intake.

Symptoms of hand-foot-mouth disease

  • Blisters on the hands and/or feet

  • Skin rashes with tiny bumps

  • Spots in mouth

  • Symptoms started with mouth pain

  • Blisters in my lips or mouth

  • Skin abnormality

  • Recent contact with sick people with similar symptoms

  • Mouth pain

Questions your doctor may ask to check for hand-foot-mouth disease

Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose hand-foot-mouth disease

  • Do you have blisters on your hands and feet?

  • Do you have small bumps on your skin?

  • Do you have spots or boils in your mouth?

  • Was pain in the mouth your earliest (or only) symptom?

  • Do you have many sores on your lips or in the inside of your mouth?

Treatment for hand-foot-mouth disease

There is no specific treatment to cure this disease, but it will usually clear within one to two weeks. The doctor may prescribe creams or medicines to relieve pain from mouth sores. Patients often eat and drink less due to painful mouth sores, so it's important to monitor for dehydration and encourage food and water intake.

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Unnati Patel, MD, MSc

Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Primary Care Physician)

Dr Patel graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine. She worked in clinical research at the University of Illinois in Chicago and University of Nevada in Las Vegas focused on culturally adapted health interventions for preventive medicine in the community setting. Received her Master's of Science in Global Health (concentration in Health Policy) from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. Unnati went on to complete her family medicine residency in Chicago, Illinois at Norwegian American Hospital. | | She is currently working as a primary care physician in the city of Chicago and completing her Master's of Business Administration at the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management and Fellowship in Leadership in Value-Based Care.

Yukiko Ueda, MD

Yukiko Ueda, MD (Dermatology)

Dr. Ueda graduated from the Niigata University School of Medicine and trained at the University of Tokyo Medical School. She is currently a clinical assistant professor at the Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, and holds several posts in the dermatology departments at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Komagome Hospital, University of Tokyo, and the Medical Center of Japan Red Cross Society.

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