Kawasaki Disease
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Kawasaki Disease
Asked by D.C. from Phoenix
on November 6, 2007
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Hello,
My niece, almost 6 years old, was just diagnosed with Kawasaki Disease. It is pretty rare in the USA but very serious. Does anyone know anything about it?
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- I see you already have lots of good medical responses so I'll skip that part. I had Kawasaki disease as a young child. It is serious and the possible damage to the hea...
- Hi D., Our prayers are with your little niece...There is a website that I found that will help answer your questions... www.kdfoundation.org Have faith in God o...
- http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4634 http://www.aafp.org/afp/990600ap/3093.html
Kawasaki Disease
Asked by S.G. from Cincinnati
on October 12, 2009
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My son had kawasaki at 2 years old. He is now 6. Within the last 4 weeks we have gone thru all of the same things again with him. Red tounge,fever,rash peeing hands...
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- Our son had Kawasaki also at 2 years old but luckily nothing after that. He's in college now. However, we did follow up and still do with a cardiologist. My only ad...
- I don't know what to tell you But my daughter used to get the peeling of the hands and feet and we started using Melaleuca children's Vitamins and their Renew Lotion a...
- Could be hand, foot & mouth. My daughter got it this past spring. It's a pretty common virus. Puts a rash on their extremities & blisters on their tongue. If he ha...
Kawasaki's Disease?
Asked by J.W. from Richland
on January 7, 2009
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We are in the hospital with 21 month old Scarlett. She has been diagnosed with incomplete Kawasaki's Disease. Yes the same that Jett Travolta had as a toddler! Inco...
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- I might not be much help, but your child's symptoms sound like a lesser version of what my friend's daughter had when she was diagnosed with kawasaki's. She completely...
- I'm a mom to a wonderful 26 mos old boy and I'm not a medical professional. My son had allergies and an allergic reaction to peanuts, eggs and other things. Sometimes ...
- The little girl I babysit was thought to have Kawasaki's aroung age 5-6mo. turns out it was a compo of teething and a bad double ear infection that was treated with th...
Any Info About Kawasaki Disease
Asked by S.K. from Washington DC
on April 28, 2008
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My daughter, 4, was diagnosed with KD in March. She showed all the signs and symptoms and was in the hospital for a week. She was given the IVIG treatment and we went ...
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- I don't know anything about Kawasaki disease, sorry. But I do know for the eczema a good thing to do is to bathe in Milk of Magnesia. You can get a bottle at dolla...
- S., Kawasaki disease would not cause your daughters' eczema because it is inflammation of the veins. My daughter has eczema and I know that during the winter mon...
- Hello S., I'm so sorry to hear about your daughter and this disease that is plaguing her. Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with KD but I do know of an excellent derma...
Kawasaki - Recovery
Asked by J.L. from New York
on March 2, 2009
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hi moms-
I know this disease is rare but I'm hoping someone out there can shed some light / hope! My son (13 months old) recently had kawasaki disease. Before his IVI...
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- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_disease Dear J. -- my prayers are with you and your son. I didn't know what that disease was, so I looked it up on Wikipedia. ...
- I don't know this disorder but I know how stressful it is when you child has potentially serious medical problem. Both my children were were full term but in the NICU...
- Hi J., I have never heard of Kawasaki. It sounds like he's gone through alot his first year! My heart and prayers go out to you and your son. R.
Moms That Dealt with Kawasaki Disease
Asked by C.B. from San Francisco
on May 2, 2009
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Are there any moms who had dealt w/kawasaki disease? My 7 mons. old son has been diagnosed with it 3wks. ago. He started out with a fever of 101.6 the first day and h...
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- Hello C., You child is probably being evaluated by a pediatric cardiologist as he or she is possibly the one reading the echocardiograms. Ask your child's physician....
- Hi C., I am sorry to hear what you are going through. It must be devastating to you. Anytime there is a challenge in your health there is an imbalance s...
- Wow, that's interesting to see/hear of Kawasaki twice in just a few days now when it was an "unknown" when my son had it. He was 18 months old when he woke up with a ...
Desperate Mom Seeking Info/advice on Typical Kawasaki Disease?
Asked by X.V. from New York
on November 12, 2007
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If anyone is familiar with the "typical kawasaki disease"...pleasssse let me know. I have read about it on the internet, but i rather know from somebody that has gone...
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- i became familiar with it from watching medical diagnosis... i think on the discovery channel. you should see if you could get the tape or transcript....oops i meant m...
- My niece had Kawasaki disease when she was about 2 also. I never heard of it before and it was certainly very scary. I remember My sister in law being terrified. She...
- Well given that you posted this on Monday, I'm imagining that your child is already receiving treatment. Had I read this on Monday my advice would have been simply to...
Seeking Advice from Mom's Who Are Familiar W/ Kawasaki
Asked by M.C. from San Francisco
on May 1, 2009
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My 9 mo who was treated for Kawasaki Disease 2 months ago has been having diarrhea for the past 3 days and has developed a bad diaper rash from the diarrhea. It may n...
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- Hi M.- Don't have any advice on the Kawasaki but just wanted to say I don't think there is anything wrong with asking advice here for medical issues of any kind. I am...
- I would keep giving the rice cereal, but skip the oatmeal (my daughter has always had constipation issues and I was told to skip the rice cereal). Bananas back up kid...
- Your pediatrician is most familiar with Kawasaki disease, and also knows the best way to treat diarrhea, as well. For the life of me, I cannot understand why so many o...
Carpet Cleaning
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on December 22, 2010
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I had posted a question earlier about getting my carpet cleaned before baby starts crawling.I got some replies telling it's not safe for babies and having corelation w...
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- Yep, I agree with the vinegar (distilled white). I would dilute 50% with water though so minimize the smell, which will go away when the carpet dries. I used this al...
- I have rented the rug doctor from weis or giant and used laundry soap in them. Cleans great!
- I think a lot of people responded steam cleaning, and yes that is my suggestion as well. Just remember that water is the universal solvent. You don't need chemicals....
Is Professional Carpet Cleaning Dangerous to Babies
Asked by D.L. from Benton Harbor
on June 7, 2009
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I had my carpet cleaned(hot water extraction method) a few days ago in preparation for my 6 month old daughter crawling. I asked the person on the phone at the carpet ...
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- hey D. i have the carpet cleaned with all five of our babies befor they crawel and as long as it not wet she will be fine they do a good job a rinseing them out i woul...
- you are not supposed to let babies crawl on the wet carpet once it is dry it is fine.
- I had our carpet cleaned several times when my daughter was an infant/young toddler, and she was on that carpet as soon as it was completely dry and we never had any p...
