A Case Report of Recurrent Rheumatic Fever: Considerations and Comments
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Rheumatic fever (RF) is a prevalent healthcare problem in the developing countries. Recurrence of this disorder is often observed in childhood and adolescence. RF can mimic the presentations of infective endocarditis, and clinicians are not really familiar with this issue. Herein, we present a case of recurrent acute rheumatic fever in a patient suspicious of acute bacterial endocarditis due to her previous RF. Finally, she was definitively diagnosed and underwent valvular replacement surgery and received prophylaxis antibiotics besides regular follow-up
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volume 5 issue 2
pages 579- 582
publication date 2017-06-01
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