Introduction
Kawasaki disease is a rare condition that causes swelling and inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels (vasculitis). This condition also affects the mucous membranes, lymph nodes, skin, and heart. It is important to treat Kawasaki disease as soon as possible to help prevent any lasting effects.
What are the causes?
The cause of this condition is not known.
What increases the risk?
This condition is more likely to develop in:
Children who are younger than 5 years old
Children of Asian descent
Boys
What are the signs or symptoms?
Symptoms of this condition occur in phases. The first phase includes a fever that lasts for five or more days. Symptoms in the first phase may also include:
Very red eyes.
Red, cracked, or chapped lips.
Swollen, red
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This is given through a vein (intravenously). This medicine decreases the risk of damage to the heart.
Aspirin. This helps with fever, pain, and rash. It also helps to prevent blood clots.
Medicines to prevent blood clots.
Rarely, heart damage can occur. If this happens, treatment may include heart surgery.
Follow these instructions at home:
Give over-the-counter and prescription medicines only as told by your child’s health care provider.
Make sure your child is up-to-date on his or her immunizations. However, some immunizations may need to be delayed if your child is receiving IVIG treatment. Follow instructions from your child’s health care provider about your child’s immunization schedule.
Do not give aspirin to your child unless you are instructed to do so by your child's health care provider. If your child’s health care provider has approved the use of aspirin, stop giving it to your child if he or she develops any new symptoms that may indicate that he or she has influenza or chicken pox. These symptoms may include:
Fever.
Headache.
Poor appetite.
An itchy rash that changes over time from red spots, to bumps, to fluid-filled blisters.
Chills.
Body aches.
Sore
Bacterial meningitis is the swelling of the meninges. In the back of the brain, there are three protective membranes called the meninges (Mandal). During bacterial meningitis, bacteria invade the brain. This causes the immune system to enter and try to stop the disease (Mandal). In doing so, the meninges swell to stop the spread the virus, but this unfortunately causes damage to the brain and spinal area (Mandal). A person would get bacterial meningitis if their body was invaded by some of the germs that can cause it.
*Intravenous (IV) injection administration – The medicine is administered directly into the veins. Medicines are rapidly absorbed into the body via this route, which is advantageous when a situation is life threatening.
Chickenpox, also known as varicella, is little red itchy, blistery dots that appear all over the body. It is more common during childhood, in most cases.
Signs of inflammation may not be visible within the early stages making it more risky and have a larger fatality rate. Symptoms will appear after 3 to 4 days. It will start with a fever and the feeling of being unwell. Unfortunately it will make the skin red and hot with blisters and intense pain in the areas. Some patients have experienced confusion, dehydration, diarrhea, and vomiting. Once they are in a bad stage, the affected area of tissue will turn black as a sign of it starting to die. As fast as 5 days, the patient is considered extremely ill. At this time, the infection has now entered the bloodstream causing them to have high temperature and low blood pressure. Sometimes the pain of the skin will come to an end due to the nerves being dead
2.) Enoxaparin (Trade Name: Lovenox) 40 mg by subcutaneous injection, once every morning; used for the prevention of thrombosis formation (Deglin & Vallerand, 2007).
• A reddish or irritated area that may crust, itch, or cause discomfort. This may occur on areas exposed to the sun. These patches might be easier felt than seen.
Keep your pain medicine locked up or in a place where children cannot reach it.
Some of the consequences that can result from declining vaccinations can be a disparity of care, treatment and testing within a medical setting. Being from a medical background some of the procedures with febrile children seen in the ER are; as long as the child interacts with you, makes eye contact, and acts appropriately for their age the next question would be regarding their vaccination status. Those over 6 months of age and are fully vaccinated are searched for signs of infection based on their symptoms i.e., coughing or other signs of respiratory infection, the child gets a chest X-Ray, females and uncircumcised males are at a higher risk for bladder infection so a urine test is also conducted. If all tests come back negative then the
Dermatitis and eczema: swelling of the skin, normally encompassing swelling with an itchy rash. Dermatitis comes in many diverse forms, including atopic dermatitis (often mentioned as eczema), contact dermatitis and seborrheic dermatitis.
Dermatitis is a general term that describes an inflammation of the skin. There are different types of dermatitis, including seborrheic dermatitis and atopic dermatitis (eczema). Although the disorder can have many causes and occur in many forms, it usually involves swollen, reddened and itchy skin. (www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/dermatitis-000048.htm)
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All other treatment addresses symptoms, with ibuprofen or paracetamol to reduce fever and pain and, if required, a fast-acting bronchodilator for cough. As for aspirin, some research has suggested a correlation between children who take aspirin and the development of Reye syndrome.[49] Some research has shown aspirin may not be the only medication associated with Reye, and even antiemetics have been implicated,[50] with the point being the link between aspirin use in children and Reye's syndrome development is weak at best, if not actually nonexistent. Nevertheless, most health authorities still caution against the use of aspirin for any fevers in children under 16.[52][53][54][55]
The person should avoid scratching or rubbing the itchy areas and keep their fingernails short to avoid damaging the skin. The infected person should avoid prolonged exposure to excessive heat and humidity. The use of over- the counter antihistamines or hydrocortisone creams may be recommended for itch relief. Some doctors may prescribe antivirals if the rash began within 24 hours. Antiviral medication is not usually prescribed to otherwise healthy children who do not have severe symptoms. Antivirals are usually prescribed to high-risk groups whom are prone to severe symptoms such as eczema, lung conditions, or who immunocompromised individuals. The infected person should also be advised to avoid aspirin due to association with a serious condition called Reyes syndrome or Ibuprofen due to the association of more severe secondary infections. Tylenol is recommended for fever relief. Some complications that can occur are bacterial infections secondary to scratching, encephalitis, pneumonia and death. The preventions of chickenpox are acquired by vaccination with the varicella vaccine in children, adolescents, and adults, and the herpes zoster vaccine for persons of 60 and older (Maurer&Smith). The Centers for Disease and controls estimates that 95% of Americans will have chickenpox by the time they reach adulthood. The CDC also estimates that there are 4 million cases with a100 deaths and 9300 hospitalizations a
symptoms, and these symptoms have to last for at least a two week period. Most people who
People can also be infected by this destructive disease. Their symptoms are things like a fever, headache, and loss of appetite. These people also have a terrible itching and burning at the