If your child suffered from fever that lasts one to two weeks, extremely red eyes (conjunctivitis), an extremely red, swollen tongue, swollen, red skin on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet, swollen lymph nodes in the neck shortly after receiving a vaccine then we may be able to help. Contact our vaccine injury lawyers for a free legal consultation today at 1-800-810-3457 or fill out our online form.
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| Allergic Reaction/Anaphylaxis |
Autoimmune Disorders |
| Blood Clots | Blood Disorders |
| Bowel Injury | Brain Damage |
| Chronic Fatigue | Death |
| Nerve Damage |
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Kawaskai disease targets children
While still poorly understood, Kawasaki disease is known to related to autoimmune disorders. The symptoms of Kawasaki disease include: fever, rash, swollen hands and feet, irritation and redness of the whites of the eyes, swollen lymph glands in the neck, irritation and inflammation of the mouth, lips and throat.
Scientists who’ve studied it think the evidence strongly suggests it’s caused by an infectious agent such as a virus or a vaccine. It’s very rare for more than one child in a family to develop Kawasaki disease. Less than 2 percent of children have another attack of Kawasaki disease.
Kawasaki disease can hurt blood vessels and the heart
The coronary arteries are most often affected. Part of a coronary wall can be weakened and balloon (bulge out) in an aneurysm. A blood clot can form in this weakened area and block the artery, sometimes leading to a heart attack. The aneurysm can also burst, but this rarely happens. Other changes include inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis) or the sac surrounding the heart (pericarditis). Arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythms) or abnormal functioning of some heart valves also can occur.
If you or a loved one developed Kawasaki disease after receiving a vaccination please contact our vaccine injury lawyers at 1-800-810-3457 or via our online contact form for a free legal consultation.
Which vaccines cause Kawasaki Disease?
| Diphtheria (DTaP, Tdap, DTP-Hib, DT, Td) | Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) |
| Hepatitis A (HAV) | Hepatitis B (HBV) |
| Human papillomavirus (HPV) (Gardasil) | Influenza (TIV, LAIV) |
| Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR, MR, M, R) | Meningococcal (MCV4, MPSV4) |
| Pertussis (DTaP, Tdap, DTP-Hib) | Polio (OPV or IPV) |
| Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV) | Rotavirus (RV) |
| Tetanus (DTaP, Tdap, DTP-Hib, DT, Td, TT) | Varicella (VZV) vaccines |
*This is NOT a full list of vaccines. If you have a question about your vaccine please call us at 1-800-810-3457 or fill out our online form.
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What kind of vaccines is this artical referring too? My son was diagnosed with KD in 2007. Recently I was debating wether or not to get the H1N1 vaccine but somehow got side tracked and started researching other vaccines. I had the flu vaccine when pregnant with my son. Its the first time I had ever gotten a vaccine, I became sick from it and never received another one. My son only received one flu vaccine and severeral months to about a year later is when he became ill with the KD. I never thought much about vaccines being related until I came upon some articals by accident that I read and now this one. It has me curious. Being a mother of a child that had to go through what most KD patients go through makes for a desperate parent wanting to what and how this disease occurs.
Thank You for your time.
Dear Brenda,
KD can be caused by an infection or other inflammatory process. All vaccines can cause an inflammatory response. What is interesting about your comment is that you had an adverse reaction to the flu vaccine while pregnant.
Please call us at 1-800-810-3457. You should also be aware the vaccine injury compensation program places a three year statute of limitations on vaccine injuries.
Thanks,
Mark Sadaka
p.s. I updated this post to include a list of vaccines.