A mum has told of her "terrifying experience" after her baby son was diagnosed with the same rare disease as Mrs Hinch’s son. Ella Castle-Parker's tot, Caleb, one, was diagnosed with Kawasaki Disease (KD) last November after he developed bloodshot eyes, visible rashes, and redness on his lips.
KD is a potentially life threatening condition, usually found in children under five, which causes swelling of the blood vessels throughout the body. Ella and her partner, James Elderkin, both 28, visited Croydon University Hospital A&E, but were sent home and asked to return if the symptoms persisted.
Two days later his condition deteriorated when he developed a constant 40-degree fever, as well as swollen hands and feet. The young couple rushed their son back to A&E, where three heart scans within 24 hours led doctors to diagnose KD - a condition so rare it affects just eight in every 100,000 children in the UK each year.
