Kawasaki syndrome symptoms

What are the symptoms of Kawasaki syndrome?

Symptoms and signs develop over the first 10 days, and the disease goes back by itself in most children, even without treatment. Symptoms can vary, but most have:

• Fever for more than five days without explanation
• Conjunctivitis
• Rash - are almost always.
• Lymph node enlargement in the neck - often lack.
• Changes in the oral mucosa
• Changes at the hands and feet
• Lack of effect of antibiotic

A number of other symptoms may also occur in connection with the disease: eg. irritability, joint pain, diarrhea, abdominal pain and ear pain. The changes in the oral cavity consist of redness, cracking and / or crust formation on the lips and strawberry tongue. The changes in hands and feet made of thickened skin, swelling and redness of the palms and soles, desquamation after approx. two weeks.

Symptoms and signs develop over the first 10 days, and the disease goes back by itself in most children, even without treatment.