Patient's question:
6-year-old boy has had itchy elbows and knees for 1 year, with no external symptoms. The doctor said it was growing pains. In November of this year, he had 4 consecutive high fevers, with an erythrocyte sedimentation rate of 105. No coronary artery dilation was detected, and he was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease. He took medication to bring it down. Should he continue taking medication? Are the two related?Doctor's answer:
The symptoms of Kawasaki disease also include: high fever, peeling skin. However, Kawasaki disease is usually treatable, and most children with Kawasaki disease will recover quickly without leaving serious problems. If diagnosed as Kawasaki disease within the first ten days of onset, using serum immunoglobulin and high doses of aspirin can be quite effective. But if it exceeds ten days, the effect is usually poor, or even ineffective. It is best to take medication under the guidance of a doctor.