The fever did not want to go down despite all my efforts....Tylenol, Motrin, cold compresses, cool baths. I finally decided to go to the ER when he had fever over 104 and I had just given him a dose of meds 1 hour prior. The doctor's office kept telling me to sit and wait. The red eyes are like something out of a horror movie. His tongue and feet were slightly swollen but nothing I would have thought twice about because I assumed it was part of the rash. My son was extremely irritable, just plain miserable.
I don't want to alarm anyone but do want other parents to be aware of this disease. The symptoms do "go away," but the damage left behind is life altering. I was told to sit it out and wait plus was misdiagnosed.
Be smart. Follow your gut instinct. Be persistant.
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Symptoms of Kawasaki disease include:
A fever lasting at least 5 days.
Red eyes.
A body rash.
Swollen, red lips and tongue.
Swollen, red feet and hands.
Swollen lymph nodes in the neck.
FOr more info on Kawasaki Disease click on the link below:
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/tc/kawasaki-disease-topic-overview
The fever did not want to go down despite all my efforts....Tylenol, Motrin, cold compresses, cool baths. I finally decided to go to the ER when he had fever over 104 and I had just given him a dose of meds 1 hour prior. The doctor's office kept telling me to sit and wait. The red eyes are like something out of a horror movie. His tongue and feet were slightly swollen but nothing I would have thought twice about because I assumed it was part of the rash. My son was extremely irritable, just plain miserable.
I don't want to alarm anyone but do want other parents to be aware of this disease. The symptoms do "go away," but the damage left behind is life altering. I was told to sit it out and wait plus was misdiagnosed.
Be smart. Follow your gut instinct. Be persistant.
October 18, 2009 - 7:07amThis Comment
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