What is the outcome of rheumatic carditis in children with Sydenham's chorea?

We evaluated the echocardiographic features of 69 children diagnosed with Sydenham's chorea at the first attack of acute rheumatic fever. By echocardiography, carditis was detected in 71% of cases and silent carditis was shown in 28.9% of cases at initial presentation. Most patients had mild or...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Turkish journal of pediatrics 2012-03, Vol.54 (2), p.159-167
Hauptverfasser:	Ekici, Filiz, Cetin, Ibrahim Ilker, Cevik, Berna-Saylan, Senkon, Oben Gözde, Alpan, Nursel, Değerliyurt, Aydan, Güven, Alev, Ateş, Can, Cakar, Nilgün
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Child Chorea - complications Chorea - drug therapy Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Male Myocarditis - drug therapy Myocarditis - microbiology Retrospective Studies Rheumatic Fever - complications Rheumatic Fever - drug therapy Secondary Prevention Treatment Outcome
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