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Cytokines as a predictor of progression to valvular disease in children with rheumatic fever [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

Incidental histological diagnosis of acute rheumatic carditis: case report and review of the literature.

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2014
Rheumatic fever remains endemic in many countries and frequently causes heart failure due to severe chronic rheumatic valvular heart disease, which requires surgical treatment.
Guilherme S. Spina   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Case Report of Recurrent Rheumatic Fever: Considerations and Comments [PDF]

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

A brief review on Group A Streptococcus pathogenesis and vaccine development [PDF]

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science, 2021
Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as Group A Streptococcus (GAS), is a Gram-positive human-exclusive pathogen, responsible for more than 500 000 deaths annually worldwide. Upon infection, GAS commonly triggers mild symptoms such as pharyngitis, pyoderma
Sowmya Ajay Castro   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Ballistocardiogram in Acute Rheumatic Fever [PDF]

open access: yesCirculation, 1954
Sixty-four ballistocardiograms were obtained on a portable equalized electromagnetic ballistocardiograph from 18 young adult males with acute rheumatic fever. Thirteen of these subjects had clinical findings suggestive of heart involvement and five did not. Abnormal records were obtained from only one patient in each group.
George L. Chesley, William B. Abrams
openaire   +3 more sources

Fibrinous Pericardial Effusion and Valvulitis Secondary to Previous Acute Rheumatic Fever: An Unusual Clinical Presentation

open access: yesGüncel Pediatri, 2014
Rheumatic heart disease, a sequela to acute rheumatic fever (ARF), is a major cause of acquired heart disease in children and young adults in developing countries.
Osman Yılmaz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of social determinants of health in the risk and prevention of group A streptococcal infection, acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: A systematic review

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
Background Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) poses a major disease burden among disadvantaged populations globally. It results from acute rheumatic fever (ARF), a complication of Group A Streptococcal (GAS) infection.
Pasqualina M Coffey, A. Ralph, V. Krause
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: what's new?

open access: yesKlinicist, 2023
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a preventable heart disease that remains endemic in developing countries. More than 30 million people in the world suffer from RHD, of which approximately 300,000 die every year, despite the fact that this disease is ...
D. Yu. Andriyashkina   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tenascin-C: as a diagnostic biomarker for rheumatic heart disease

open access: yesEgyptian Pediatric Association Gazette, 2023
Background Rheumatic fever is a long-term inflammatory disease that can happen if group A beta-hemolytic streptococci bacteria are not treated well enough.
Maha M. A. Abo-Hashish   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk Factors for Acute Rheumatic Fever: Literature Review and Protocol for a Case-Control Study in New Zealand

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and its sequela, rheumatic heart disease (RHD), have largely disappeared from high-income countries. However, in New Zealand (NZ), rates remain unacceptably high in indigenous Māori and Pacific populations.
M. Baker   +16 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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