Sky News reported that Kawasaki disease is one of the leading causes of heart failure in children under the age of five, and cases have increased dramatically over the past five years.
And earlier this June, the influencer on social media, known as “Mrs. Hench”, revealed that her 3-year-old son, Ronnie, was taken to hospital due to an unknown disease, which later turned out to be “Kawasaki”, to shed light on the nature of the disease. This disease, its symptoms and treatment.
What is Kawasaki disease?
The disease mainly affects children under 5 years of age.
Also known as “mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome”, the condition can cause some blood vessels around the heart to swell and, if not treated in time, could be fatal.
The children are treated with immunoglobulin, a medicine made from donated plasma.
And the high number of cases of the disease prompted a demand for more plasma donations, to help young people recover from it.
Without treatment, about 1 in 4 children with Kawasaki disease can develop heart complications, which can be fatal in about 2 to 3 percent of cases, according to the NHS.
How do you detect symptoms of the disease?
A child with Kawasaki disease is likely to have a high fever that lasts 5 or more days, and possibly one or more of the following symptoms:
– rash.
Swollen glands in the neck.
Dry, red, cracked lips.
A red, swollen tongue with bumps (strawberry tongue).
Redness inside the mouth and at the back of the throat.
Swelling and redness of the hands and feet.
Red eyes.
treatment
After a few weeks and with the right treatment, the symptoms become less severe, but in some children it may take longer to treat.
If your child has a persistent high fever and one or more symptoms of Kawasaki disease, see a doctor promptly, especially if the child is under a year old.
Kawasaki symptoms can be similar to those of other conditions that cause fever in children.
Kawasaki disease cannot be prevented, but children can fully recover within 6 to 8 weeks if diagnosed and treated promptly, according to the British Independent.
It is not clear exactly what causes Kawasaki disease, but researchers believe that the rise in cases may be due to the mixing of children again after the Corona pandemic. (Sky News)
2023-06-27 19:00:05
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