Cytokines as a predictor of progression to valvular disease in children with rheumatic fever [PDF]
, 2006 The immunologic basis of rheumatic fever is well established. However the role of penicillin in the control of the rheumatic process and the prevention of development of rheumatic heart disease is poorly understood.Objectivethe objective of this study ...
Abul-fadl, Azza +2 more
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Cytokine release syndrome in COVID-19 patients, a new scenario for an old concern. The fragile balance between infections and autoimmunity [PDF]
, 2020 On 7 January 2020, researchers isolated and sequenced in China from patients with severe pneumonitis a novel coronavirus, then called SARS-CoV-2, which rapidly spread worldwide, becoming a global health emergency.
Diamanti, A. P. +4 more
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Rheumatic heart disease in Tennessee: An overlooked diagnosis
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2014 Rheumatic heart disease, already a major burden in low- and middle-income countries, is becoming an emerging problem in high-income countries. Although acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease have almost been eradicated in areas with ...
Shahana A Choudhury, Vernat Exil
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Acute Rheumatic Fever: Findings of a Hospital-Based Study and an Overview of Reported Outbreaks
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1990 To review the characteristics of reported outbreaks of acute rheumatic fever in the United States, and to determine if there is an increase in the incidence of acute rheumatic fever in the population served by the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto ...
Upton D Allen +2 more
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Ataxia-telangiectasia With Acute Rheumatic Fever: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Pediatrics Review, 2023 Background: Ataxia-telangiectasia is a multi-organ disease. It is due to a mutation of the Exon No. 5 ataxia telangiectasia mutated gene (c.381delA: p.v128fls).
Mohammad Reza Khosravi +4 more
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New Interpretation of Galileo\u2019s Arthritis and Blindness [PDF]
, 2015 Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) complained of several disorders during his life, the most important of which were chronic arthritic pains and bilateral blindness.
Barbieri, Cesare +7 more
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A Case Report of Recurrent Rheumatic Fever: Considerations and Comments [PDF]
Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 2017 Rheumatic fever (RF) is a prevalent healthcare problem in the developing countries. Recurrence of this disorder is often observed in childhood and adolescence.
Ramin Khamene Bagheri +3 more
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Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease [PDF]
Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2016 Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is the result of an autoimmune response to pharyngitis caused by infection with group A Streptococcus. The long-term damage to cardiac valves caused by ARF, which can result from a single severe episode or from multiple recurrent episodes of the illness, is known as rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and is a notable cause of ...
Jonathan R, Carapetis +10 more
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New guidelines for diagnosis of rheumatic fever; do they apply to all populations?
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2020 Background and Objectives. To evaluate the efficacy of recently updated Jones criteria for diagnosis of rheumatic fever in high incidence populations like Egypt. Methods.
Pakinam Abdel Aty-Marzouk +5 more
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Journal of International Medical Research, 2023 Streptococcal infection is a common cause of acute glomerulonephritis. Cardiac damage associated with streptococcal infection commonly occurs in acute rheumatic fever.
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