Child has a high fever for 5 days - Dangerous sign of a strange Kawasaki disease in children

Children have a high fever continuously of more than 40 degrees, a lot of runny nose, phlegm. These signs may indicate that your child is not having a normal cold but has a strange illness but is not uncommon Kawasaki.

A young mother shares her experience with a newborn with Kawasaki disease

Ms. V, a mother of a 1 year old 1 month and 22 day boy, said.

“My baby started to show normal flu-like symptoms. I have a runny nose , a lot of phlegm, but it's very strange that this time I had a fever for 5 days in a row. Upon admission and follow-up examination, echocardiography, the doctor found that the blood vessel was inflamed. By this time, the baby is diagnosed with Kawasaki disease, which usually only occurs in children under 5 years old and is very susceptible to infant infections.

According to the treatment regimen, the baby was infused with 4 bottles of IVIG (intravenous Immunoglobulin which are sterile, pure IgG products produced from human plasma pooled and typically contain more than 95% unmodified IgG, functional Fc-dependent response is intact and only a very small amount of Immunoglobulin A (IgA) or Immunoglobulin M (IgM) - Information from Tu Du Hospital).

Fortunately, the doctors have helped to carefully monitor and find out the cause of their child's persistent high fever that they discovered that the baby has this disease. If left a little slower, the treatment can be more difficult and even cause brain complications or worse, the child is at high risk of death.

Mrs. V. also reminded mothers to pay attention and observe carefully when their children show signs of flu, especially during seasonal weather like this.

Children have a persistent and prolonged high fever - Parents need to pay extra attention as this may be the initial manifestation of Kawasaki

According to Children's Hospital 1, every year there are a few dozen cases of this Kawasaki disease and the number tends to increase.

It is worrisome that the disease is only more common in 0-5 year old babies and boys have a higher risk of it than girls.

Kawasaki disease is an abnormal disease characterized by inflammation of the blood vessels throughout the body. This disease is accompanied by symptoms: fever; rash; swelling of the feet and hands; burning and red eyes; irritation of the mucous membranes of the mouth, lips, and throat; and swollen lymph nodes in the neck. The immediate consequences of Kawasaki Disease may not be serious, however, in some cases, long-term complications including coronary artery damage can occur.

What are the symptoms of Kawasaki disease in a child?

Some of the characteristic signs of this disease will help parents to be more aware of the disease so that they can take their children to see and treat them promptly.

- Children have a high fever, from 40-41 degrees C. Fever increases and decreases alternately, but can last (in some cases, children have fever up to 2-3 weeks).

- The appearance of a rash that is particularly pronounced in the groin area.

- A child's tongue is swollen red and has small, strawberry-like nodules.

The palms of the hands and soles of the feet often turn bright red. Hands and feet may swell.

When the fever subsides, the rash, red eyes and swollen lymph nodes often disappear. The skin around the fingernails and toenails will begin to peel off, usually starting within the third week of illness.

Therefore, as soon as the child shows signs of persistent high fever, parents should urgently take the baby to the doctor to prevent risky complications.

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