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A 42-year-old GP working in a remote town sees a 3-year-old child with a 5-day history of fever, conjunctival injection, cracked red lips, swollen hands and a polymorphous rash. There is cervical lymphadenopathy. The child is irritable but haemodynamically stable. Kawasaki disease is suspected. What is the most appropriate next step?

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