The baby's fever has gone down but he's still hot and has red dots on his hands, feet and mouth, is his hand, foot and mouth and how to monitor it?

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Hello doctor! My baby has a fever over 38 degrees this afternoon, I have been given fever-reducing medicine and his body is still stewing and I see that his body has started to have red dots on his hands, feet and mouth. I think the baby has hand foot mouth. It's late at night, my family is in Vung Tau, can the doctor advise me, the baby's fever has gone down, but the body is still hot and red dots on the hands, feet and mouth are hands, feet and mouth? And can you tell me how to monitor the baby until morning? Thank you doctor!
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Hello, the doctor would like to answer the question: "The baby has a fever but he is still hot and has red dots on his hands, feet and mouth, is his hand, foot and mouth and how to monitor it ?” as follows:
As described, the baby is likely to have hand, foot and mouth disease. If you haven't seen a doctor in time, you need to watch for serious signs of hand, foot and mouth disease such as high fever, startling jerks, vomiting, tremors, weakness, irregular breathing. get heavy very quickly. Remember that just one of the above signs is necessary to be hospitalized for monitoring. Serious complications usually occur from the 2nd day of the illness on, so if your child has a fever this afternoon, it is not a big deal.
You can take your baby to the nearest medical facility or Vinmec Health System Hospital for a more thorough examination and consultation by doctors. Best regards!

Answered by Master, Doctor Nguyen Minh Tuan - Pediatrician - Department of Pediatrics - Neonatology, Vinmec Danang International General Hospital