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Revisiting The Value of Anti-streptolysin O Titer in Children with Rheumatic Fever [PDF]

open access: yesPediatric Sciences Journal (Egypt), 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acute Rheumatic Fever and Kawasaki Disease Occurring in a Single Patient

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2020
Kawasaki disease and acute rheumatic fever are two major causes of acquired heart disease in the pediatric population. Although both conditions are well-known entities, the association between them has never been described.
Kazuki Iio   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Promising approaches to early diagnosis of chronic rheumatic heart disease

open access: yesНаука 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aspirin-induced hepatotoxicity and anemia in children with acute rheumatic fever

open access: yesThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2021
Background. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of anemia and hepatotoxicity associated with aspirin use in patients with acute rheumatic fever. Methods. Patients with acute rheumatic fever followed at Erciyes University,
Derya Altay   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Presentation and outcome of patients managed for Rheumatic fever and Rheumatic heart disease at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria

open access: yesKanem Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: Rheumatic heart disease occurs as a sequel to acute rheumatic fever. Many cases of acute rheumatic fever, however, go undiagnosed as many patients present with otherwise common symptoms and in the absence of overt carditis may go undetected ...
Aira A. Olorukooba   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Erythema marginatum: an uncommon presentation of acute rheumatic fever in a Nigerian adolescent girl—a case report

open access: yesEgyptian Pediatric Association Gazette, 2021
Background Erythema marginatum is an uncommon presentation in children with acute rheumatic fever and it is one of the major criteria needed to make a diagnosis. It is seen in less than 10% of cases. It is also reported to be difficult to detect in black-
Barakat Adeola Animasahun   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain

open access: yesHepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Circulating immune complexes in children with rheumatic fever

open access: yesThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 1988
The circulating immune complexes in rheumatic fever patients with various clinical presentations were investigated by the Raji-cell radioimmunoassay technique.
Fikriye Sarıkayalar   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic susceptibility to acute rheumatic fever: a systematic review and meta-analysis of twin studies.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2011
BackgroundAcute rheumatic fever is considered to be a heritable condition, but the magnitude of the genetic effect is unknown. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of twin studies of concordance of acute ...
Mark E Engel   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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