New guidelines for diagnosis of rheumatic fever; do they apply to all populations?

A case of acute rheumatic fever with new criteria, a disease that needs to be considered

Introduction: Acute rheumatic fever is an autoimmune disease that mainly affects the large joints. Early treatment of a throat infection following group A streptococcus prevents of acute rheumatic fever. Given the low prevalence of the disease, especially in a situation where there is excessive use of antibiotics in Iran, this study intends to report a patient with Acute rheumatic fever with mi...

Lower blood pressure targets: to whom do they apply?

Rheumatic Fever — Diagnosis and Treatment

Cutaneous Manifestations of Rheumatic Fever in Children

Sur 2601 admissions, chez 113 enfants at­teints de la maladie de Bouillaud, hospitalises en cinq ans dans deux services de pediatrie de Te­heran (C.H.U. de Pahlavi, C.H.U. de Logman­doleh Adham) 6 cas de manifestations cutanees  (trois cas de nodules, trois cas d'erytheme mar­ginatum) ont ete constates, trois d'entre eux souffrant d'une cardite severe et evolutive.  En Iran !'incidence des si...

Diagnosis of rheumatic fever: Beyond Jones criteria

It is estimated that 15.6 million people are affected worldwideby acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and 3 lakhs out of 5 lakhsindividuals that acquire ARF every year go on to developrheumatic heart disease (RHD). ARF follows 0.3–3% of casesof group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) pharyngitis.As many as 39% of persons with ARF may develop varyingdegrees of pancarditis as...