10. Refusal to Close the Hands or Seeming Clumsiness
Small children and the elderly who are diagnosed with Kawasaki disease usually are not able to voice their symptoms out loud: This means that they are going to be most reliant on their carers in order to spot the symptoms and know when medical attention is necessary.
Other than the characteristic rash, swollen lips and reddening of the hands or feet that can be observed in most Kawasaki disease cases, there is also a usual inability to close the hands due to inflammation of the webs.
Even though the patient might not be able to voice the discomfort associated with this symptom, their grip can seem clumsy for the duration of the infection. They might be less likely to take things offered to them, or they might be more likely to drop things when they do: In children who are normally of the age where they “clamp” on to things this can seem particularly unusual.
Watch for the reddening of the hands as the symptom that likely goes together with this.