What should I do if encephalitis occurs as a complication of hand, foot and mouth disease?

The prevention of hand, foot and mouth disease must be carried out scientifically, because it will seriously affect the healthy growth of children. Hand, foot and mouth disease can also be complicated by encephalitis, so it is necessary to understand the correct treatment method, which includes Western medicine treatment and Chinese medicine conditioning.

1. Western medicine treatment

If there are no complications, most children with hand, foot and mouth disease can recover within a week. The principle of treatment is mainly symptomatic treatment, taking vitamins B, C and antiviral drugs under the guidance of a doctor. In addition, hand, foot and mouth disease may be combined with myocarditis, encephalitis, meningitis and other diseases, and should be reviewed in a timely manner.

2. Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment

Take 6 grams each of honeysuckle, isatis root, forsythia and 3 grams of coptis chinensis, decoct them in water and use it to gargle.

If the pain is severe, or the gums are red and swollen, you can use 10 grams of Isatis root, 6 grams each of Scutellaria baicalensis and White Moss Peel, 3 grams of Double Flower, 2 grams each of Bamboo Leaf and Mint, decoct them in water and gargle with them.

If the hands and feet are obviously red and swollen, you can use 10 grams each of Scutellaria baicalensis, Coptis chinensis, and Cortex Moutan, and 6 grams of Safflower, and boil them in water and soak them in it.

If you feel itchy, you can use 10 grams each of raw rehmannia, moutan bark, isatis root, white moss peel, and kochia scoparia, 20 grams of honeysuckle vine, and 6 grams of safflower, decoct them in water and wash the affected area, 3 times a day for 1 week.

3. Diet therapy

Lotus leaf porridge: 2 fresh lotus leaves, 50 grams of white rice. Chop the lotus leaves and cook porridge for your baby.

20 bamboo leaves, 10 wicks, 15 grams of lentils, 6 grams of talc, add a little sugar, boil in water and give it to your baby to drink.

The treatment of hand, foot and mouth disease in Western medicine is mainly symptomatic treatment, and Chinese medicine is relatively bitter. While treating the disease, parents can adjust the baby's diet according to the above dietary therapy.