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The rise and fall of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: a mini review [PDF]

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
IntroductionThe incidences of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD), which were leading causes of death in children in the 1920s, have decreased substantially.
Yunmei Liang, Dingle Yu, Qinghua Lu, Qinghua Lu, Yuejie Zheng, Yonghong Yang, Yonghong Yang   +6 more
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Acute Rheumatic Fever in a COVID-19-Positive Pediatric Patient [PDF]

Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2021
Bacterial coinfection and COVID-19 have been reported in pediatric populations. We describe a case of Sydenham’s chorea, which is exceedingly rare in developed countries, with concurrent COVID-19.
Christa I. DeVette, Cherise S. Ali, Devon W. Hahn, Stephanie D. DeLeon   +3 more
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Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in children and adolescents in Victoria, Australia. [PDF]

J Paediatr Child Health, 2023
To describe the epidemiology and clinical profile of children and adolescents with acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in Victoria, Australia.
Lindholm DE, Whiteman IJ, Oliver J, Cheung MMH, Hope SA, Brizard CP, Horton AE, Sheridan B, Hardy M, Osowicki J, Steer AC, Engelman D.   +11 more
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Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease: Highlighting the Role of Group A Streptococcus in the Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease. [PDF]

Pathogens, 2022
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) causes superficial and invasive infections and immune mediated post-infectious sequalae (including acute rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease).
Auala T, Zavale BG, Mbakwem AÇ, Mocumbi AO.   +3 more
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M-Protein Analysis of Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates Associated with Acute Rheumatic Fever in New Zealand

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2015
We applied an emm cluster typing system to group A Streptococcus strains in New Zealand, including those associated with acute rheumatic fever (ARF). We observed few so-called rheumatogenic emm types but found a high proportion of emm types previously ...
D. Williamson, P. Smeesters, A. Steer, J. Steemson, Adrian C. H. Ng, T. Proft, J. Fraser, M. Baker, J. Morgan, P. Carter, N. Moreland   +10 more
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A case of submitral left ventricular aneurysm (SMA), presenting with acute rheumatic fever with HIV infection

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2014
Submitral aneurysm (SMA) is a rare congenital out-pouching of left ventricular wall, invariably occurring adjacent to the posterior leaflet of mitral valve.
Rajeshwari S Vohra, Deelip B Kadam, Narendra C Kale   +2 more
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Revisiting The Value of Anti-streptolysin O Titer in Children with Rheumatic Fever [PDF]

Pediatric Sciences Journal, 2022
Background: Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease are the significant non-suppurative late sequelae of group A beta hemolytic streptococcal infection.
Mohamed S. Eid, Fatma Al Zahraa Mostafa, Hend Hamed Tamim, Mohamed Elberry, Shaimaa Sayed   +4 more
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Rising Ethnic Inequalities in Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease, New Zealand, 2000–2018

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021
These conditions disproportionately affect Māori and Pacific Islanders, particularly those living in high socioeconomic deprivation.
Julie Bennett, Jane Zhang, William Leung, S. Jack, J. Oliver, R. Webb, N. Wilson, Dianne Sika-Paotonu, M. Harwood, M. Baker   +9 more
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Promising approaches to early diagnosis of chronic rheumatic heart disease

Наука и инновации в медицине, 2022
Aim to determine the prevalence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) in children and chronic rheumatic heart disease (HRHD) in adults on the example of the Samara region and to propose measures for the early detection and prevention of valvular heart lesions.
Galina V. Santalova, Andrei A. Garanin, Petr A. Lebedev, Maksim E. Kuzin, Olga V. Tereshina   +4 more
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Diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever

Qanun Medika: Jurnal Kedokteran Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya, 2023
Acute rheumatic fever is a nonsuppurative, immune-mediated consequence of group A streptococcal pharyngitis. Recurrent or severe acute rheumatic fever can cause permanent cardiac valve damage and rheumatic heart disease.
Irma Kartika, Syafarinah Nur Hidayah Akil   +1 more
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