Kawasaki's disease was first reported in 1961 by Dr Tomisaku Kawasaki in a 4-year-old boy and he went on over the next to report nearly 50 such cases. This was recognised as an acute illness only after 1970 and its cardiac complications could be better studied only in 1976. Recently, Munawar Faruqui opened up about his 1.5-year-old son who was suffering from Kawasaki disease. Symptoms of Kawasaki disease When we spoke to Dr Soundarya M, Consultant Pediatrics, KMC Hospital, Mangalore, he s