Kawasaki Disease UK

Kawasaki Disease UK is an award winning registered charity and a leading childhood aid-organization in raising awareness and providing sustenance to families affected by Kawasaki Disease across the United Kingdom.

Our mission is to save lives by promoting awareness of the classic symptoms and establish diagnosis within 4 days of the onset of the condition.

Kawasaki Disease mostly strikes children under the age of 5, initially manifesting itself with three or more symptoms and in many cases, this disease could cause serious damage to the heart (usually in the form of aneurysms caused by inflammation of the coronary arteries of the heart).

Kawasaki Disease is now known to be the leading cause of coronary heart disease in children that affects adult life. It is also suspected to be the primary source of death by unexplained heart failure in children and young adults. Such cases are on the increase and are believed to be partly hereditary which poses a 10% chance of being passed onto offspring.​

Our work helps to sustain the awareness of a little known, complex heart disease and to prevent complications in adult life. We also aim to gain sponsors and build resources for research in the near future. Many children are still being misdiagnosed and suffer due to lack of medical knowledge.