Previously, NHD, 5 years old, had symptoms of lip sores, poor appetite, and vomiting once. On the 4th day of illness, D. had a fever of 39 degrees, with 10 minutes of body shaking, could not call, and was sweating. He was admitted to Tien Giang General Hospital with a diagnosis of grade 3 hand, foot, and mouth disease. The child was intubated, given a balloon pump, used vasopressors, and sedatives, and transferred to Children's Hospital 1.

At Children's Hospital 1, the patient was in a deep coma, had convulsions, cool limbs, weak pulse, and a fever of 41.2 degrees Celsius. The doctor diagnosed hand, foot, and mouth disease grade 4.

The patient was actively treated for shock, respiratory and circulatory support, and blood filtration according to the Ministry of Health's guidelines. However, due to the patient's serious condition, at 5:25 p.m. on May 31, the patient died.

According to Children's Hospital 1, the cause of death may be hand, foot and mouth disease. The hospital is currently waiting for PCR test results to confirm.

In the first 5 months of 2023, Children's Hospital 1 received 1,349 outpatients and 158 inpatients for hand, foot and mouth disease. Up to now, statistics show that the number of hand, foot and mouth disease cases has not increased compared to 2022, but the number of severe patients has increased compared to the same period in 2022.