Abstract
Hand, foot and mouth disease usually affect infants and children. It is viral disease characterised by a brief febrile illness and typical vesicular rash. In rare cases, patients may also develop neurological complications. It is moderately contagious and is spread through direct contact with the mucus, saliva, or feces of an infected person.
 It typically occurs in small epidemics, usually during the summer and autumn months. The incidence of hand, foot and mouth disease has recently been on the rise in India due to the probable mass immunization programs. The disease affects more than one family member and often takes a toll of epidemic situation.
 The modern management offers only symptomatic relief along with antiviral medicines whose indications are limited to severe cases. This report describes a prolonged case of hand foot and mouth disease from Kolhapur,central India, managed through ayurvedic remedies like Paripathadi kadha, Shatdhout ghrut and Kumari .ayurvedic remedies.Where it shows better improvement in healing of lesions in short duration.
 Keywords- Hand foot mouth disease, vesicular rash, Paripathadi kadha, Shatdhout ghrut
Highlights
Patient was reviewed after 4 days, general condition of a child was improved, irritability was decreased and 2 | January-March: 2021|Volume: 09th |Issue: 1st healing of the lesions was noted in all previously reported sites
Hand, foot and mouth disease usually affect infants and children. It is viral disease characterised by a brief febrile illness and typical vesicular rash
Ayurlog: National Journal of Research in Ayurved Science- 2021; (09) (01):[1,2,3,4,5]
Summary
To evaluate the role of ayurvedic drugs like Paripathadi kadha, Shatdhout ghrut and Kumari in the management of prolonged Hand foot Mouth disease. Case reportA 1-year-old male child was brought to the opd by his parents with complaints of fever and skin rashes for a period of 3 days. On general examination there were multiple eruptions over the hand, feet, knee, elbow and buttocks .Child was irritable Skin eruptions were around 2 mm in diameter and filled with clear fluid. Fever was intermittent , child was irritable and didn’t notice any improvement in lesions after 3 days of medicines. Thinking of prolonged case of HFMD, patient was given internally Paripathadi kadha 5 2.5ml OD for four days, Kumari pulp and Shatdhaut ghrut were applied externally on lesions alternately 4 times a day for four days. Patient was reviewed after 4 days, general condition of a child was improved, irritability was decreased and.
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