Patient's question:
I was carefully diagnosed with Kawasaki disease around New Year's. After treatment for a period of time, I recovered. I'm afraid it was due to my negligence that I recently started feeling unwell. What are the symptoms of a second Kawasaki disease outbreak?Doctor's answer:
Actually, the symptoms of Kawasaki disease recurrence are basically the same as the initial onset. First, there is a recurring fever, which can last more than five days. Second, there are some signs, such as conjunctival congestion, which is a sterile conjunctivitis, dry and red cracked lips, a strawberry tongue, hard and heavy hands and feet (with the extremities being particularly affected), as well as transient rashes, swelling of cervical lymph nodes, and other manifestations. Additionally, combined with laboratory tests showing elevated blood counts, high ESR, and high CIP, these are the symptoms of recurrence. Treatment still involves aspirin and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG).