Kawasaki may be the name of a motor-cycle but it is also the name of a less well-known disease.
Dr Tomisaku Kawasaki, of the Tokyo Red Cross Medical Centre, reported the first cases in 1967; more than 20,000 cases have been reported in Japan and many more in other countries, including Australia.
The cause is unknown but it results in a feverish illness with enlargement of the lymph glands and a rash, ulcers or blisters in the mouth or on the tongue.
The incidence is thought to be greater than what is reported as many mild cases may be missed.
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