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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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15221042
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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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Aortic Valve
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Aortic Valve Insufficiency
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Arthritis, Juvenile
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Heart Valve Prosthesis
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Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J Microbiol Immunol Infect
Journal subject:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
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MICROBIOLOGIA
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article