Kawasaki disease is suspected when assessment of a child reveals:
a. conjunctival injection, strawberry tongue, and edema of the hands and feet.
b. conjunctival infection, lymphadenopathy, and a vesicular rash.
c. low-grade fever, strawberry tongue, and edema of the hands and feet.
d. dermatomal bullae rash, high fever, and cyanotic hands and feet.
A
Kawasaki disease is an acute illness whose cause is uncertain. It usually affects children younger than 4 years, males more often than females. Clinical manifestations are fever lasting a few days to 3 weeks, a systemic vasculitis with conjunctival infection, strawberry tongue, edema of the hands and feet, some lymphadenopathy, and polymorphous nonvesicular rashes.
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