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BMJ Case Rep
; 17(4)2024 Apr 30.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38688571
RESUMO
Rheumatic fever is a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, and it usually occurs at a young age. Adult-onset acute rheumatic fever is a rare condition and usually represents a recurrence of childhood-onset disease. We report a case of an elderly man presenting with rheumatic carditis and rheumatic chorea subsequently diagnosed with adult-onset rheumatic fever.