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A 29-year-old member asked:

My daughter has white bumps inside her mouth and on tongue which looks raw on top. could it be hand foot mouth disease?

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Dr. Yash Khanna
Family Medicine 59 years experience
No it is not: Hand foot and mouth disease has sores in the oral cavity(mouth), rashes on hands and feet. So white bumps inside the mouth is not hands foot&mouth disease, it may be oral thrush, check with the pediatrician.
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