A 47-year-old member asked:

my son was diagnosed with hand foot and mouth disease and he also has spots on his body. is this normal?

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Dr. Jeffrey Kass answered

Podiatry 28 years experience

No : It's a virus, but it is self limiting.

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Dr. Yash Khanna answered

Family Medicine 57 years experience

Yes it is normal: Hand foot and mouth disese can give some spots on the body as well, so the spots are part of the hand foot and mouth disease.

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A 38-year-old member asked:

Strange rashes on my hands and feet. Got some firm little reddish spots that don't break. Is that hand-foot-mouth?

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A 30-year-old member asked:

My 9 month old has hand foot mouth disease and has large blister looking spots all over his hands/fingers. Is there anything I can do?

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I have red spots on my hand & foot, ulcers in my mouth. What should I do?

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A 24-year-old female asked:

I work in a nursery and hand foot and mouth disease is spreading. Large red spot under thumb, temp of 37.7, sore head and nausea. Could i be getting?

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A 33-year-old female asked about a male:

My infant and toddler both have hand foot & mouth. Are they still contagious once the spots appear? Also my infant is 9mths old. Dangerous or ok?

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