Review of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease among Indigenous Australians [PDF]
This review is intended to provide an authoritative, up-to-date account of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease among Indigenous people.PrefaceThis review of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease among Indigenous Australians ...
Caitlin Gray, Neil Thomson
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Acute Rheumatic Fever: A Disease of the Past? [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2020 Introduction. Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is a manifestation of the nonsuppurative sequelae of Streptococcus pyogenes infection. Herein, two cases of ARF are presented to highlight that this disease is present in urban cities, can be diagnosed in otherwise healthy children, and that its diagnosis may be challenging, or marred with confounders, leading ...
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Long-Term Outcomes From Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease
Circulation, 2016 Background: We investigated adverse outcomes for people with acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and the effect of comorbidities and demographic factors on these outcomes.
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ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER IN CHILDREN
Паёми СиноThe issue of reducing the incidence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) has mainly been addressed, particularly in developed countries, due to a better understanding of the disease's etiology and the introduction of penicillin.
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Atypical arthritis revisited: Acute rheumatic fever
Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2016 A 13-year-old boy presented with vague musculoskeletal pain and involvement of multiple small and large joints along with axial skeleton for the last 3 years, poorly responsive to aspirin.
Binoy Shankar +2 more
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Granulomatous hepatitis caused by Q fever: a differential diagnosis of fever of unknown origin
Annals of Hepatology, 2013 The differential diagnosis of fever of unknown origin (FUO) includes infectious, neoplastic, rheumatic-inflammatory and miscellaneous diseases. We report the case of a 35-year-old man with FUO caused by Q fever.
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Differences in GlycA and lipoprotein particle parameters may help distinguish acute kawasaki disease from other febrile illnesses in children. [PDF]
, 2016 BackgroundGlycosylation patterns of serum proteins, such as α1-acid glycoprotein, are modified during an acute phase reaction. The response of acute Kawasaki disease (KD) patients to IVIG treatment has been linked to sialic acid levels on native IgG ...
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The worldwide epidemiology of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
Clinical Epidemiology, 2011 Michael D Seckeler, Tracey R HokeDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USAAbstract: Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are significant public health concerns around the ...
Michael D Seckeler, Tracey R Hoke
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A Case Report of Acute Rheumatic Fever With new Criteria
Armaghane Danesh Bimonthly Journal, 2020 Background & aim: Acute rheumatic fever is an autoimmune disease that mainly affects the large joints. Early treatment of a throat infection following group A streptococcus prevents of acute rheumatic fever.
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ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER IN THE XXI CENTURY: PROBLEMS AND SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS
Медицинский совет, 2016 Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) remains a healthcare challenge. The global burden of ARF in children aged 5–14 years totals 336 thousand of new cases annually.
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