[Rheumatic fever and post-streptococcal arthritis. Clinical review]. / Fiebre reumática y artritis postestreptocócicas. Revisión clínica.
An Esp Pediatr
; 35(4): 239-42, 1991 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-1763849
ABSTRACT
We report 11 patients diagnosed of Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF), and 7 of Poststreptococcal Reactive Arthritis (PSRA) patients with group A beta hemolytic streptococcal infection and articular disease who do not fulfill the modified Jones criteria. All patients with ARF were treated with monthly prophylaxis (with penicillin G benzathine). Carditis was seen in five patients, but only one of them has developed a mitral valve insufficiency. The prophylaxis in patients with PSRA was individualized. None of these patients had clinical evidence of carditis during the acute disease, but one of them developed a mitral and aortic stenosis two years after the initial episode. The possible indication of penicillin prophylaxis in these patients with PSRA in suggested.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Artritis Reumatoide
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Fiebre Reumática
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Cardiopatía Reumática
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Infecciones Estreptocócicas
Límite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
An Esp Pediatr
Año:
1991
Tipo del documento:
Article