Evidence-Based Management of Kawasaki Disease in the Emergency Department

Points & Pearls Excerpt

• Kawasaki disease should be considered for all patients who present with prolonged fever.
• The new American Heart Association guidelines state that Kawasaki disease can be diagnosed with ≥3 to 4 days of fever, versus the traditional 5 days of fever in previous literature.⁵
• An infant with prolonged fever for ≥7 days without clinical features of Kawasaki disease should prompt consideration for an incomplete Kawasaki disease diagnosis.⁵