Cases of this rare, potentially dangerous childhood illness are growing in the U.S. It is often mistaken for scarlet fever, tick-borne diseases or common viruses. Here’s what to look for.

Kawasaki disease, with its characteristic fever, rash, red eyes and tongue, and swollen soles and palms, is suspected to be an immune-mediated disease triggered by infection, although the exact ...

Kawasaki disease is a condition that causes inflammation of the blood vessels and mostly affects children under 5 years old. (1,2)Along with several days of fever, symptoms include rash; swollen ...

Nikki Gil revealed her daughter Maddie's battle with Kawasaki disease, which is a rare condition that mainly affects children ...

Kawasaki disease causes blood vessels that carry oxygen to the heart to swell and become inflamed. The condition mainly affects kids under 5. "It has been the leading cause of acquired heart ...

This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health grant R01AI150719 to Dr. Rowley, the Max Goldenberg Foundation, the Center for Kawasaki Disease at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's ...

Monoclonal Antibodies from Children with Acute Kawasaki Disease Identify a Common Antigenic Target in Fatal Cases Over Five Decades. Laboratory Investigation , 2025; 104131 DOI: 10.1016/j.labinv ...

When the fever and a rash refused to resolve, ... In January, said Dr. Jane Burns, director of Rady’s Kawasaki Disease clinic, 15 children were diagnosed with KD which, ...

Kawasaki disease is still a poorly understood childhood illness. ... In most cases, however, it presents as a rash and fever syndrome that is often mistaken for other, more benign conditions.

But the Louisville baby's reality was much different eight months ago, when she was hospitalized with a severe rash and diagnosed with a rare disease called Kawasaki disease. (WDRB photo/Oct. 18 ...