Nursing of interferon combined with smecta on children with the oral ulcer of hand foot and mouth disease

Abstract

Objective To accumulate nursing experience for the hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD)and explore the effective nursing measures on oral ulcer of HFMD through the clinical nursing of children with HFMD which caused by EV71.Methods There were 198 cases complicated with Oral Ulcer among 208 hospitalized children with HFMD from January to June in 2008 in Wuhan Children Hospital.198 cases were given human interferon1b via ultrasonic atomizing inhalation combined with smecta used in the position of oral ulcer after saline gargling.Results 198 cases had got good clinical results from 1 to 2 days,excellent clinical results from 2 to 4 days,and were cured in 5 days.208 children with HFMD were cured after antiviral and symptomatic supportive treatment,the hospitalization time was 5～31 d (mean,8.2± 0.4) d.Conclusions Interferon via ultrasonic atomizing inhalation combined with smecta have good dfficacy on the children with HFMD.They can shorten the course of disease,improve the symptoms and signs rapidly,and have the advantages of simple operation,efficiency,rapid,safety and easy acceptance by parents and children.It is worthy of recommendation. Key words: EV71 HFMD; Oral ulcer; Interferon; Smecta; Nursing