Heart fever

An Adult Woman Diagnosed with Recurrent Rheumatic Fever and Infective Endocarditis with Manifestations of Prolonged Fever and Heart Murmur

Background: Rheumatic Fever (RF) is a non-suppurative systemic inflammatory disease with a "delayed autoimmune" caused by Group A streptococcal infections. Inadequate RF treatment causes recurrent RF which is a predisposing factor for Infective Endocarditis. Case Presentation: A 39-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with chief complaints of intermittent fever since one month ago, sh...

Heart Disease in Scarlet Fever

The association of scarlet fever and cardiac injury has been a subject of discussion for many years. There is wide diversity of opinion concerning the frequencv of the cardiac lesions and the role which scarlet fever plays in their etiology. McCollomtT found 254 instances of cardiac damage of various sorts in a series of IOOO cases. He noted endocarditis in 3 individuals and pericarditis in 5. ...

VI. Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.

Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.

Rheumatic heart disease poses a major challenge to public health and is the most prevalent heart disease in children. The major determinants of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease are poverty, malnutrition, overcrowding, poor housing, and a shortage of health-care resources. Although cost-effective strategies for the prevention and control of these diseases are available, they remain un...

Immunologic Factors in Acute Rheumatic Fever Compared to Rheumatic Heart Disease

Background/Objective: To clarify the state of different immunologic factors in patients with acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) compared to healthy individuals.Patients and Methods: Patients with ARF (#21), patients with RHD six months after the onset of ARF (#19), and healthy children from the same age group with normal physical examination and no history of pharyngi...