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Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in Kosovo, Evaluation of the Long-Term Results [PDF]
, 2016 Background. Rheumatic fever, also known as acute rheumatic fever (ARF), is an inflammatory disease that can involve the heart, joints, skin, and brain.[1] The disease typically develops two to four weeks after a throat infection.[2] Signs and symptoms ...
Berisha, Idriz +5 more
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Delayed Diagnosis of Acute Rheumatic Fever in a Patient with Multiple Emergency Department Visits
Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2018 While the incidence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) in the United States has declined over the past years, the disease remains one of the causes of severe cardiovascular morbidity in children. The index of suspicion for ARF in health care providers may be
Inna Kaminecki +3 more
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TRIM Expression and Its Association With Disease Activity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with diverse manifestations, including rash, arthritis, and nephritis. Although autoantibodies are a key feature of SLE, their levels often poorly reflect disease severity, suggesting the involvement of additional contributing factors.
Ling‐Ying Lu +8 more
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Better cardiac care measures for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: first national report 2015 [PDF]
, 2015 Mortality from cardiac conditions for Indigenous Australians decreased by 41% between 1998 and 2012, while access to cardiac care has improved over time.
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Development of the Rheumatic Fever Care Coordination System (RFCCS) for Aotearoa New Zealand
ProceedingsRates of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) among New Zealand Māori and Pacific are among the highest reported in high-income countries [...]
Catherine Jackson +8 more
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Treating acute rheumatic fever
BMJ, 2003 So many years, and yet we do not know if steroids should be used Rheumatic fever is a delayed complication of pharyngeal infection with group β haemolytic streptococci. Susceptible individuals develop a diffuse inflammatory disease of the heart, joints, brain, blood vessels, and subcutaneous tissue.
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Acute rheumatic fever in Konya, Turkey
Pediatrics International, 2000 Abstract Background: Patients with acute rheumatic fever (ARF), who were admitted to Pediatric Cardiology Unit of Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine from July 1993 to 1998, were studied retrospectively to verify the clinical profile of the disease and to compare the results with those from other countries.
Karaaslan, Sevim +3 more
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Case series: Kikuchi‐Fujimoto disease with diagnostic overlap
Rheumatology &Autoimmunity, EarlyView.Kikuchi‐Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a rare, self‐limiting necrotizing lymphadenitis that poses significant diagnostic challenges due to its overlap with tuberculosis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and malignancy. We present four cases highlighting distinct diagnostic complexities: KFD mimicking tuberculosis with concomitant latent TB infection and ...
Ecem Kalemoglu +6 more
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, 2002 Rheumatic fever is an immunologically mediated inflammatory disease, that occurs as a delayed sequel to group A streptococcal throat infection, in genetically susceptible individuals.
Binotto, Maria Angelica +2 more
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