Kawasaki Syndrome
- scientific name
- Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
- cause
- unknown
- spread
- Little is known about the way a person gets this syndrome or how it spreads. It does not appear to be transmitted from person to person. Since outbreaks occur, it may be caused by an infectious agent.
- incubation
- unknown
- symptoms
- high spiking fever, irritability, swollen lymph nodes, red eyes, red throat, rash, peeling of skin
- communicability
- unknown
- prevention
- no preventative measures are currently known
- treatment
- Most patients are treated in the hospital where they can be closely watched. Aspirin and Immunoglobulins are often prescribed.