Kawasaki Disease

Kawasaki disease is an inflammation of the blood vessels that mainly affects young children and can involve different parts of the body, including the heart, if not treated in time.

Common symptoms:

• Fever that lasts for several days.
• Red eyes without discharge and red or cracked lips.
• Skin rash, swollen lymph nodes in the neck, and swelling of the hands and feet.

When to see a doctor? A prolonged fever in a child, along with these signs, requires evaluation without delay.

Which specialist treats it? It is usually evaluated in the pediatric setting, and when the kidneys are involved, the pediatric nephrologist may take part as a part of a team. Given the combination of persistent fever and the signs described, the most responsible thing is to see a professional promptly.