Child’s Urethral Opening Skin Itching and Redness Issue

A child is experiencing frequent itching and redness at the urethral opening, with symptoms lasting over a dozen days. After medical examination and excluding trichomoniasis and mycoplasma infections, medication has been prescribed to alleviate the symptoms, but the itching persists. The urine test currently shows an elevated pH level. Is it necessary to conduct further checks? Being a child, there is concern about delaying the condition, but the hospital cannot determine the cause. Please provide an answer, urgent!
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Child’s Use of Rifampin: Will It Affect Epilepsy Medication?

A four-year-old girl inquires whether taking four pills of rifampin daily will have any adverse effects on her epilepsy medication. Medical experts suggest that rifampin does not interact with epilepsy medication but may irritate the stomach. Therefore, it is recommended to take the medication after meals to reduce irritation and remind parents to monitor their child’s condition and seek treatment early to avoid deterioration.
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Child’s Fever, Tongue Blisters, and Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease: Can Fingertip Blood Tests Confirm?

My child has been feverish for 4 days, with intermittent high fever, clear nasal discharge, and slight cough. The doctor diagnosed it as viral influenza. Upon returning home late at night, I noticed 4 blisters on my child’s tongue tip, which were only 2 blisters two days ago. Today, the doctor only examined the throat and not the tongue, and I forgot to ask. So I want to ask if blood tests at the fingertips can detect hand, foot, and mouth disease, and whether tongue blisters are a symptom of hand, foot, and mouth disease.
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