Rash kawasaki disease pictures. Toxins and microorganisms may cause the disease but none have been found or identified till now. Rash neck lymph nodes swelling red conjunctiva strawberry tongue. Boys are slightly more likely than girls are to develop kawasaki disease.
Kawasakis disease is suspected in a child who has a fever for more than 5 days and who shows some of the following symptoms. Kawasaki disease pictures this is the classic rash of kawasaki disease and shows up as a blotchy red rash all over the trunk. Blotchy erythema on the trunk of a child with kawasakis disease.
Later in the disease the rash may turn to abscesses. It can then spread to the rest of the body. Children of asian or pacific island descent such as japanese or korean have higher rates of kawasaki disease.
Kawasakis disease is a rare syndrome that affects children. Children under 5 years old are most at risk of kawasaki disease.