KUALA LUMPUR: Kawasaki disease or also known as Kawasaki syndrome although rare, can cause the risk of death among infected children if not given appropriate treatment immediately.
Senior consultant paediatrician and also consultant clinical immunologist and allergist at the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Teaching Hospital, Associate Prof Dr Intan Hakimah Ismail (pic) said the disease that involves inflammation of the blood vessels tends to strike children under five years of age.
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