David Burgner, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Davinder Singh-Grewal, University of Sydney; Linny Kimly Phuong, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, and Ryan Lucas, University of Sydney
Doctors in the United Kingdom and other European countries have recently reported small but increasing numbers of critically ill children with features of both Kawasaki disease and toxic shock syndrome. These are uncommon conditions affecting the blood vessels.
England’s National Health Service (NHS) issued an alert to doctors as a result.
These children presented with fever, severe abdominal pain and/or a skin rash. Some also had inflammation of the coronary arteries which supply blood to the heart, and inflammation of the heart muscle itself.
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