Patient Comment Submission Form Kawasaki Disease - Symptoms- MedicineNet.com

MedicineNet

home

Kawasaki Disease - Symptoms

Not ready to share? Read other Patient Comments

What symptoms did you experience with Kawasaki's disease?

Share your story with others:

MedicineNet appreciates your comment. Your comment may be displayed on the site and will always be published anonymously.Patient Comments FAQs

Enter your Comment

Tell us a bit about your background to make your comments more useful to other MedicineNet users. (Optional)

Screen Name: *

Gender of Patient: Male Female

Age Range of Patient:

I am a: Patient Caregiver

* Screen Name will appear next to the published comment. Please do not include your full name or email address.

By submitting your comment, and other materials (collectively referred to as a "Submission") to MedicineNet, you grant MedicineNet permission to use, copy, transmit, publish, display, edit and modify your Submission in connection with its Web site. MedicineNet will not pay you for your Submission. You represent that you have all rights necessary for MedicineNet to use your Submission as set forth above.

Please keep these guidelines in mind when writing your comment:

  • Please make sure you address the question asked.
  • Due to the overwhelming number of comments received, not all comments will be published.
  • When selecting comments to publish, our staff will choose those that are educational and complement the topic. Please try to stay on topic.
  • Your comment may be edited. We would typically edit comments to make them clearer and more readable. We will remove personal information such as last names, email and web addresses, and other potentially harmful information.
  • We will not notify you if your comment has been published. We suggest that you check back on the topic article regularly.
  • We do not provide medical or healthcare advice, treatment, or diagnosis.

Thank you for participating!

I have read and agree to abide by the MedicineNet Terms and Conditions and the MedicineNet Privacy Policy (required).

To prevent our systems from spam, please complete the following prior to submitting your comment.

Please select the black square:

What are the usual symptoms and signs of Kawasaki's disease?

The usual symptoms and signs of Kawasaki's disease include

  • fever,
  • reddening of the eyes without pus,
  • cracked and inflamed lips and mucous membranes of the mouth with an inflamed "strawberry" tongue,
  • ulcerative gum disease (gingivitis),
  • swollen lymph nodes in the neck (cervical lymphadenopathy),
  • joint pain often on both sides of the body,
  • irritability,
  • cough and runny nose,
  • and a rash that is raised and bright red, especially on the palms and soles.

The rash appears in a glove-and-sock fashion over the skin of the hands and feet. The rash becomes hard, swollen (edematous), and then peels off.

Return to Kawasaki Disease

See what others are saying

Comment from: Shellber, 25-34 Female (Patient) Published: July 18

I had Kawasaki disease as a child. I had a high fever, rash, swollen red hands and feet. I was treated and was fine. No one told me or my family to have an echocardiogram yearly. I am 34 now and have premature ventricular contractions and other symptoms similar to lupus. I had blood drawn today to check for lupus. I never thought to mention to any doctor that I had Kawasaki disease as a child.

Was this comment helpful?Yes
Comment from: lollie grand, Female (Caregiver) Published: May 01

My daughter, who is now 26, had Kawasaki disease at around 18 months old. She was hospitalized for 10 days and had IV therapy, aspirin dosing, EKGs, and regular platelet drawings for 6 to 8 weeks as follow-up. She was released with no further follow-up and with a normal prognosis. She has always been very healthy, exercises, is a marathon runner, has a healthy diet, etc. She works full-time and lives a normal lifestyle for one her age. She has had a few symptoms off and on that can be described as arthritic pain. I told her it could be a consequence of the Kawasaki, since there does not seem to be any other explanation. Has anyone ever heard of this happening as an adult from childhood Kawasaki illness?

Was this comment helpful?Yes

Stay Informed!

Get the latest health and medical information delivered direct to your inbox FREE!


Symptom Checker: Your Guide to Symptoms & Signs: Pinpoint Your Pain