| Autor: |
M V, Tantengco, E, Weinhouse, M, Jarenwattananon, D B, Nudel |
| Rok vydání: |
1989 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Wisconsin medical journal. 88(2) |
| ISSN: |
0043-6542 |
| Popis: |
Medical records of patients discharged from Children's Hospital of Wisconsin from January 1980 to May 1988 who fulfilled the revised Jones criteria for acute rheumatic fever were reviewed. A total of 13 patients were hospitalized with a first attack of acute rheumatic fever during this period. Migratory polyarthritis was present in 92% of the patients and carditis in 62%. Mitral regurgitation was present in all cases of carditis. Only six patients (46%) had a history of a preceding streptococcal infection, half of whom were treated with antibiotics. While there is no evidence to support a new outbreak of acute rheumatic fever in Wisconsin, our data demonstrate that the disease is still prevalent within the eastern region of the state. Patients with Group A streptococcal pharyngitis must be identified and treated to prevent this disease from increasing in incidence. |
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