Cleanfluencer Sophie Hinchliffe, known to millions as Mrs Hinch, has revealed that her son Ronnie has been diagnosed with a rare disease. Ronnie was rushed to hospital days ago with serious symptoms.
His mum, 33, has now revealed that he has been diagnosed with Kawasaki Disease and has been discharged from hospital. Ronnie, three, was taken to hospital by ambulance after developing a high temperature.
He remained in hospital undergoing tests. Kawasaki disease, also known as mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, is a rare but serious condition that primarily affects children.
It is characterized by inflammation of the blood vessels throughout the body, including the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart. The cause of Kawasaki disease is not yet fully understood, but it is believed to involve a combination of genetic, environmental, and immunological factors.
The signs and symptoms of Kawasaki disease usually appear in three phases over a period of several weeks. The first phase often begins with a high and persistent fever that lasts for at least five days. Other symptoms that may be present include redness and swelling of the hands and feet, rash, bloodshot eyes, swollen lymph nodes in the neck, and redness and peeling of the skin on the hands and feet.
If left untreated, Kawasaki disease can lead to complications, particularly involving the coronary arteries. The inflammation can weaken the arterial walls and potentially lead to the development of aneurysms (ballooning of the artery) or other abnormalities that can affect blood flow to the heart.
After undergoing treatment, Mrs Hinch has revealed her son has been given the OK to return home but said the experience has "shaken our whole world as a family".
As she posted adorable photos of her smiling son while in hospital on her Instagram page, she wrote: "FINALLY 'We can go home now Mummy'
"Ron, you are SO brave, SO strong, SO loved and just beautifully unique darling boy We have spent the past 10 days living whats felt like a real life nightmare."
She added: "But I just wanted to thank you all for so many kind messages and update you all.
"Ron’s temp spiked 40 at home, I phoned an ambulance. Ron was admitted and IV antibiotics started but NOTHING was working, in fact Ronnie deteriorated. The incredible doctors and nurses started every blood test and scan you can imagine.
"We paced rooms and corridors for days just waiting for an answer, a result … anything! Seeing Ron this way kicked me with a fear and desperation I’ve never felt in my whole life.
"What is happening to our son! Please tell me!
"After a couple of days , more symptoms appeared and results returned. Ron was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease, something I had never heard of before.
"Kawasaki disease is a rare, non contagious disease that only affects around eight in every 100,000 children under the age of five in the UK. This disease causes swelling of the blood vessels throughout the body. It can also affect the blood vessels supplying the heart muscle when not treated early enough."
She continued: "he main symptoms to look out for include a persistent high temperature, body rash, swelling and then peeling of the hands and feet, red blistered lips, bloodshot eyes, strawberry tongue, inflamed sore throat and Swollen lymph glands. This past week has shaken our whole world as a family. I’ve never felt a fear like it."
Giving a shout out to the doctors and nurses who treated her son, Mrs Hinch went on: "I need to say THANKYOU to the incredible team at Broomfield hospital, St Marys and Great Ormond street. Thank you for answering our prayers and making our Ronnie better, His little smile says it all so Thank you".
She then made a public appeal as she wrote: "Please if anyone reading this is a parent/carer of a child with Kawasaki disease Jamie and I would be so so grateful to hear from you and your story.
"I will do all that I can to help raise awareness of this disease that to this day still has no explained cause
"OUR VERY SPECIAL RONNIE ROO IS COMING HOME and we are back together as a family at last xxx".
