kawasaki syndrome disease

Diagnosing Kawasaki disease

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Diagnosing Kawasaki disease

This can be diagnosed clinically, which is in line with medical complaints, as there is no specific test for the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease. Diagnosis is a process of exclusion of diseases that cause similar symptoms, including:

Some of the symptoms that can be identified visibility

erythema on the lips or oral cavity or cracks on the lips
rash on the trunk
swelling or redness of the skin on the hands or feet
red eyes (conjunctival injection)
oteklých nodes in the neck at least 15 mm.
Red Spark, which is caused by streptococcal bacteria and results in fever, skin rash, fever and sore throat
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Stevens-Johnson syndrome, failure of the mucous
Toxic shock syndrome
Measles
Herpes virus and Epstein-Barr virus infection that causes fever
Some tick transmitted diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever

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Kawasaki disease treatment resources

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Kawasaki disease treatment

Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is the standard treatment for Kawasaki disease while the perfect cause of Kawasaki disease is unknown, certain medicines are known to help. Aspirin is often used to reduce fever, rash, joint pain and inflammation and help prevent blood clots from forming. Another medicine, intravenous gamma globulin may reduce the risk of developing coronary artery abnormalities in early disease.

Information on parent support groups Kawasaki disease, contact the Kawasaki Disease Foundation.
http://www.kdfoundation.org/

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Treatments and drugs
Treatment of Complications

Symptoms of Kawasaki disease include

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Kawasaki disease
What it does:

It affects many organs, including the skin, mucous membranes, lymph nodes, and blood vessel walls, but the most serious effect is on the heart. Without treatment, mortality may approach 1%, usually within 6 weeks of onset. With treatment, mortality is <0.01% in the U.S.

What are its symptoms

The symptoms of Kawasaki disease include...
fever
rash
swollen hands and feet
irritation and redness of the whites of the eyes
swollen lymph glands in the neck
irritation and inflammation of the mouth, lips and throat.

In that 15-25 percent of children with Kawasaki disease, the heart is affected. Coronary arteries or heart muscle can be damaged.Kawasaki disease can cause vasculitic changes (inflammation of blood vessels) in the coronary arteries and subsequent coronary aneurysms. A blood clot may be in the region and weakened to the artery, sometimes leading to heart attacks. These aneurysms can lead to a myocardial infarction (heart attack), even in young children.Coronary arteries are most affected. Part of the coronary wall can be weakened and balloon (bulge) in the aneurysm.Aneurysm can also burst, but it happens rarely.

Kawasaki syndrome

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Kawasaki syndrome (KS), : This disease is very leading reason of acquired heart diseases among children in the USA and other developed countries. Most of the children who are in contact of this illness are less than 2 years old, and 80 % of effected childrens are younger than 5 years of age.

It affects generally the area of the skin, mouth, and lymph nodes and most affect children under the age of 5.Like all autoimmune diseases, causes of Kawasaki disease is probably the interaction of genetic and environmental factors, including a possible attack. The cause is unknown, but if the symptoms recognized early, children with this disease can fully recover in a few days. Untreated, can lead to serious complications, which may affect heart.KS was first described in Japan, which Tomisaku Kawasaki in 1967 and the first cases outside Japan have been reported in Hawaii in 1976.It occurs in 19 of every 100,000 children in United States. It is the most common in children of Japanese and Korean descent, but can affect all ethnic groups.