Diagnosis is a process of ruling out other diseases with similar symptoms such as scarlet fever, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, Toxic shock syndrome, and measles. Urine and blood tests are given as well as an echocardiogram and ectrocardiogram, because Kawasaki disease can cause serious heart problems.
Kawasaki disease is most common among Americans of Asian and Pacific Island descent
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