"Rebecca Nako, 51, said she was shocked to learn that her daughter Winifred, then seven, had been diagnosed with Kawasaki disease in 2023an illness she had previously only heard of through an episode of Grey's Anatomy. Winifred, now nine, received an IVIG which was made from donated plasma and thankfully made a full recovery, but not every child is as fortunate and face life-long heart complications."
"When there was no improvement, Rebecca took Winifred to hospital as a precaution, where she was reassured by doctors and sent home. It wasn't like Winifred was massively ill. She wasn't lying on the sofa lifeless she just had a temperature and generally wasn't feeling very well, Rebecca said. But after Winifred returned to school at the start of the new term, Rebecca received a call from her teachers to say she had developed hives across her body."
"Rebecca shared photos of the hives with a friend, a paediatric A&E consultant, who was coincidentally preparing a training presentation on Kawasaki disease for resident doctors that he was due to deliver at a national event. While presentation of the disease can vary, after reviewing the images, he advised Rebecca to return to hospital so doctors could rule out Kawasaki disease."
A London mother urged people to donate plasma after her daughter required urgent treatment for Kawasaki disease that initially resembled a common childhood illness. The daughter first became unwell in December 2023 with a fever and later developed widespread hives at school. A paediatric A&E consultant advised a hospital return and doctors administered IVIG made from donated plasma, resulting in a full recovery. NHS Blood and Transplant said plasma donors are vital for producing immunoglobulin, a life-saving medicine used to treat more than 50 conditions. The mother began donating plasma to help other families access treatment. Some children still face life-long heart complications.
Read at www.standard.co.uk
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