Hospital de Loulé

Kawasaki disease

March 27, 2025

Kawasaki disease

It is an acute, febrile and rare disease that affects children and consists of vasculitis, that is, an inflammation of small and medium-sized blood vessels.
Kawasaki disease

It is one of the main causes of acquired heart disease in children, but it is treatable if identified early. Be aware of the symptoms: high fever, daily, difficult to give in to antipyretics, for more than 5 days, rash between the chest and legs and in the genital and groin area, redness and swelling of the back of the hands and soles of the feet, red eyes without exudate, cervical lymph node in the neck, larger than 1.5 cm, inflammation of the mouth and lips and red tongue similar to a strawberry.

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