Dr. Jane C. Burns examined Inez Maldonado, 4, who was recovering from Kawasaki disease, at a hospital in San Diego. Red “strawberry tongue” is among the disease’s symptoms.

He added, however, that "the full spectrum of disease is not yet known." Kawasaki disease is associated with fever, skin rashes, and swelling of glands, and in severe cases, it can inflame blood ...

Nielsen: Kawasaki disease is an inflammatory illness of the blood vessels usually seen in children under the age of 5 and as young as 3 to 6 months. But after the age of 10 or 11, it is very rare.

The link between Kawasaki disease and Covid-19 is unclear, but health care professionals have reassured parents that the risk of children becoming severely ill with the virus remains low.