Kawasaki Disease

​Kawasaki Disease is an illness that usually affects children less than 4 years old, though older children may get it too.

There is usually inflammation of the small and medium sized blood vessels in the body and presents with the following features:

• High fever for at least 5 days
• Conjunctivitis (red or sore eyes)
• Dry red lips, a red tongue
• Skin rash
• Swollen lymph nodes in the neck
• Swollen and red hands and feet and later in the illness, peeling of skin on toes and fingers.