Thursday, October 06, 2005

Misunderstading....

Yesterday we took Emma to the doctor to get her shots, and also to get checked out because she had had a fever and a rash.

This is what the doctor said she had:

Coxsackieviruses and other enteroviruses. Symptoms include a rash that develops after fever or blisters.

not to be confused with
Kawasaki disease. Symptoms include a persistent five–day fever, rash (red lesions or blisters), red eyes, swollen lymph nodes in the neck, swelling fingers and toes, as well as a red tongue, lips and throat.

They sounded so similar... I kept telling people she had Kawasaki... She doesn't she has Coxsackie.

I feel so much better now.

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