Is stuttering in children considered hand, foot, and mouth disease?
Disease description:
My child is five years old and has hand, foot, and mouth disease. Recently, he has also developed stuttering. I would like to know whether stuttering in children is also considered a symptom of hand, foot, and mouth disease?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Zhou Xiaofeng
Stuttering in children does not belong to hand-foot-mouth disease.
1. Definition and causes: Stuttering in children, commonly known as stammering, is a normal speech disorder and generally not a physiological defect or disease of the articulatory organs. Its main characteristics include difficulty in pronunciation, repetition of words, blushing, etc., and symptoms may worsen during emotional excitement. The causes of stuttering are varied and may include linguistic factors, imitation, sudden mental stimulation, and so on.
2. Characteristics of hand-foot-mouth disease: Hand-foot-mouth disease, however, is an acute febrile exanthematous infectious disease caused by intestinal viruses. It mainly manifests as rashes and blisters on the hands, feet, mouth, and other areas, accompanied by general fever. It is a contagious disease, with completely different pathogenesis and clinical manifestations compared to stuttering.
