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Cytokines in acute rheumatic fever

European Journal of Pediatrics, 1996
Plasma concentrations of inflammatory cytokines (IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-8 and TNF alpha) were determined by ELISA in 27 patients with acute rheumatic fever (RF), 12 with only arthritis (RFA) and 15 with rheumatic heart disease (RHD), before, during and after treatment.
O, Yeğin, M, Coşkun, H, Ertuğ
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THERAPY OF ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER

Pediatrics, 1955
Sixty-two children with acute rheumatic fever were treated with either ACTH, cortisone, salicylates or bed rest alone. Data concerning the effect on acute symptoms and follow-up observations of residual cardiac murmurs are presented. In addition, similar follow-up data on 18 previously-reported patients treated with ACTH are presented ...
A K, DONE, R S, ELY, L E, AINGER, J R, SEELY, V C, KELLEY   +4 more
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Management of acute rheumatic fever

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1981
Management of rheumatic fever is outlined. It is emphasized that prevention of rheumatic fever is more important than treating the disease. Aspirin and steroids suppress the rheumatic inflammation but do not cure it. In the presence of cardiac involvement we prefer to use steroids as compared to aspirin.
S, Shrivastava, R, Tandon
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The prognosis of acute rheumatic fever

American Heart Journal, 1964
Abstract The clinical events of acute rheumatic fever have been correlated with the subsequent cardiac sequelae in 441 children and adolescents who were receiving continuous antimicrobial prophylaxis after rheumatic episodes that occurred during 1950–1957.
A R, FEINSTEIN, E K, STERN, M, SPAGNUOLO
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Resurgence of Acute Rheumatic Fever

Pediatrics, 1989
Between February 1987 and September 1988, there were eight published reports of outbreaks or increases of acute rheumatic fever cases in civilian as well as in military populations in the United States. This is a change from the past decade. Because rheumatic fever is no longer a reportable disease to local or state health departments, we thought it ...
R E, Kavey, E L, Kaplan
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Penicillin and Acute Rheumatic Fever

Pediatrics, 1982
Introduction of secondary prophylaxis for patients with rheumatic fever is felt to be a major reason for improved prognosis of rheumatic heart disease.1,2(p163) The article by Ginsburg et al,3 raising questions concerning the efficacy of this practice, has prompted me to report our experience in the Rainbow Rheumatic Fever Clinic, Rainbow Babies and ...
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Acute Rheumatic Fever

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1985
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Acute rheumatic fever

2010
Abstract Acute rheumatic fever is an immunologically mediated multisystem disease induced by recent infection with group A streptococcus. About 5% of people have the potential to develop acute rheumatic fever after infection by a strain of streptococcus with propensity to cause the condition. Most cases (97%) occur in low-income and some
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Acute rheumatic fever

Journal of Infection, 1998
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Treatment of Acute Rheumatic Fever

Postgraduate Medicine, 1949
W P, HOLBROOK, A C, VAN RAVENSWAAY
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