Hand foot and mouth disease vs. strep throat?!
Question: Hand foot and mouth disease vs!. strep throat!?
My 4 year old woke up this morning and seemed fine, but a few hours later suddenly started laying around and complaining of chest, neck, and stomach pain!. I took his temperature, and it was 103!. I took him to an urgent care facility (NO openings at his regualr dr!. till tomorrow), where the doctor looked at his throat (as well as he could--you know kids) and diagnosed strep throat!. He said he could run a test to be sure, but he felt pretty certain with what he saw and with the fever, and prescribed an antibiotic!.
I looked in his mouth this afternoon, and there are sores all over the back of his mouth!. Could this be hand, foot and mouth instead of strep!? How high a fever usually comes with that!? I know stomach pain can come with strep, but does it come with HFMD also!? Both strep and HFMD have been going around at our church!.
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I looked in his mouth this afternoon, and there are sores all over the back of his mouth!. Could this be hand, foot and mouth instead of strep!? How high a fever usually comes with that!? I know stomach pain can come with strep, but does it come with HFMD also!? Both strep and HFMD have been going around at our church!.
Thanks!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
When you have strep throat you usually get little white sores on the back of your mouth and tonsils!. I'm sure its just strep!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
He'll feel better tomorrow,sonds like strep!.Good luck, and eat lots of popcycles!.Www@Answer-Health@Com