What Is Kawasaki Disease?
6. Complications
Although Kawasaki disease is not usually dangerous, it will cause potentially severe complications in a small percentage of cases. These include problems like heart valve conditions and inflammation of the heart’s muscles. The coronary arteries, and some other blood vessels, can also become inflamed.
The inflammation of the blood vessels can cause their walls to become weaker than they otherwise would be. This, in turn, means the walls are more likely to bulge outwards under the pressure of the blood flowing through the vessel. This is a condition known as an aneurysm, and it will be extremely dangerous if it ruptures.
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