A patient diagnosed with pauciarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis after a mechanical prosthetic valve replacement due to aortic regurgitation.
J Microbiol Immunol Infect
; 37(3): 200-2, 2004 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
Valvular heart disease is a rare complication of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), with most cases associated with polyarticular JRA. The aortic valve is most commonly affected, and valvular involvement occurs months or years after the onset of JRA. Reported cases of valvular heart disease in patients with JRA in a pauciarticular pattern are rare. We report a case of severe aortic insufficiency in a 12-year-old boy who underwent aortic valve replacement before diagnosis of JRA with a pauciarticular pattern.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Válvula Aórtica
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Insuficiencia de la Válvula Aórtica
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Artritis Juvenil
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Prótesis Valvulares Cardíacas
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Implantación de Prótesis de Válvulas Cardíacas
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Microbiol Immunol Infect
Asunto de la revista:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
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MICROBIOLOGIA
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article