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[A retrospective investigation of clinical and laboratory findings in children with acute rheumatic fever, reactivation and compliance with prophylaxis].
[acute rheumatic fever]
Objectives
:
We
aimed
to
retrospectively
investigate
the
patients
with
acute
rheumatic
fever
(
ARF
)
by
evaluating
their
clinic
and
laboratory
properties
,
echocardiographic
findings
as
well
as
the
reactivation
and
the
compliance
to
penicillin
prophylaxis
.
Study
design
:
The
study
involved
255
patients
(
143
boys
,
112
girls
;
mean
age
10
.
1
±
2
.
7
years
)
with
ARF
.
Their
sex
,
age
,
clinic
and
laboratory
properties
,
echocardiographic
findings
,
the
reactivation
and
the
compliance
to
penicillin
prophylaxis
were
recorded
.
Results
:
Patients
spent
13
.
3
±
4
.
3
days
in
the
hospital
,
and
94
had
a
history
of
ARF
.
Arthritis
was
found
in
233
patients
,
carditis
in
166
,
Sydenham
's
chorea
in
14
,
subcutaneous
nodule
in
2
,
and
arthritis
-carditis
in
151
patients
.
Erythema
marjinatum
was
not
found
in
any
patient
.
Arthralgia
(
n
=
15
)
and
fever
(
n
=
246
)
were
found
in
patients
.
Throat
culture
was
positive
in
94
patients
and
anti-streptolysin-
O
titers
were
high
in
124
patients
.
Mitral
involvement
was
found
in
205
patients
while
the
combination
of
mitral
and
aortic
valve
involvement
were
observed
in
118
patients
.
Conclusion
:
ARF
still
continues
to
be
a
major
public
health
problem
in
our
country
.
A
bad
prognosis
may
be
prevented
by
early
diagnosis
and
treatment
.
The
importance
of
appropriate
prophylaxis
should
also
be
emphasized
.
Diseases
Validation
Diseases presenting
"subcutaneous nodule"
symptom
acute rheumatic fever
hodgkin lymphoma, classical
This symptom has already been validated
