hand, foot and mouth

Question 1

when to refer?

Answer 1

severe dehydration, pus-filled blisters or red, hot, swollen skin, fits

Question 2

Fever followed 3-5 days later by a vesicular rash inside mouth and on tongue plus on hands and feet, not itchy, reduced appetite
General hygiene is important as it can be passed by droplet infection, infected faeces or infected saliva/blister fluid

Answer 2

On set? 3 days

Appearance? Fever followed 3-5 days later by a vesicular rash inside mouth and on tongue plus on hands and feet.

Other symptoms? loss of appearance,

Itchy or painful? not itchy

allergies or new products?

Dx? to find out what they have been taken

HPC? to find out if there was treatment failure

pmhx and dx?

Have you had chickenpox in the past?