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How many of your children have had an enterovirus infection? My son has had a mouth sore for two days now. The day before yesterday, a red rash appeared on his legs and buttocks, and today a few blisters appeared on his fingers and toes. How long does it usually last? And how can you tell when it's over?
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Viktoriya
It cleared up once the rash had gone away.

I don’t remember the exact timeline anymore. It lasted about two to three weeks. The acute phase was only a few days, and afterward they felt fine, but the blisters on the hands, feet, and mucous membranes took a long time to heal.
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Yana
On average, it takes about two weeks from the appearance of the first small ulcers to healing, and you are placed on sick leave for the same duration.

My child developed the first sores on their forearms; at first I thought they were mosquito bites. The fever lasted two days, fluctuating from 38.4°C to 37.2°C. In three days, the rash spread all over; on the fourth day it appeared around the mouth and in a few spots on the head, with many on the legs, arms, feet, and buttocks. The back and abdomen were clear. The palms were less affected, and the inside of the mouth was mildly affected.

I dabbed calamine lotion on these spots and gave ibuprofen (Nurofen) for two nights due to intense itching. It would also be good to have antihistamines like Zodac, but we didn't have any on hand. We were in Turkey and managed with ibuprofen for those two nights.

After arriving, we did a stool test for enterovirus; it was general enterovirus testing, and they did not test specifically for Coxsackie.
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Liliya
Viktoriya Didn't the bubbles bother you?
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Biryuk Svetlana
This is the first time in five days; this time, it's for about two weeks.
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Viktoriya
Viktoriya No. In my mouth, yes, they bothered me, but not much. I followed a mild diet to avoid irritation. And there are no symptoms on my body.
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