scholarly journals Sydenham Chorea Managed With Immunoglobulin in Acute Rheumatic Fever

Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asim Ali ◽  
Gibson O Anugwom ◽  
Usama Rehman ◽  
Muhammad Zain Khalid ◽  
Mohammad Omar Saeeduddin
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Acute Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Sydenham Chorea

Are all recurrences of “pure” Sydenham chorea true recurrences of acute rheumatic fever?

1985 ◽  
Vol 107 (6) ◽  
pp. 867-872 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. Berrios ◽  
F. Quesney ◽  
A. Morales ◽  
J. Blazquez ◽  
A.L. Bisno
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Acute Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Sydenham Chorea

scholarly journals Sydenham Chorea: A Frequently Spectacular Presentation of Acute Rheumatic Fever in Children

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (suppl_A) ◽  
pp. 37A-37A
Author(s):  
A Sterescu ◽  
A Carceller ◽  
B Tapiero ◽  
E Rubin
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Acute Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Sydenham Chorea

scholarly journals Atypical presentation of rheumatic fever

2021 ◽  
pp. 412-415
Author(s):  
Sushil Yewale ◽  
Keya Lahiri ◽  
Fehmida Najmuddin ◽  
Anand Sude
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Mitral Regurgitation ◽  
Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Aortic Regurgitation ◽  
Acute Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Atypical Presentation ◽  
Sydenham Chorea ◽  
Psychosocial Disability ◽  
Shed Light

Sydenham Chorea (St. Vitus dance) occurs in about 10-15% of children with acute rheumatic fever. Herein, we present the case of a 5-year-old male child with hemichorea and arthralgia. The child also presented with mild mitral regurgitation and mild aortic regurgitation. Appropriate management is essential to prevent mortality, morbidity, and psychosocial disability in such cases. We would also like to shed light on the challenges faced in the management of chorea in young children with key emphasis on the anticipation of adverse reactions to commonly used medications.

scholarly journals Chorea as the presenting feature of acute rheumatic fever in childhood; case reports from a low-prevalence European setting

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Illán Ramos ◽  
Belén Sagastizabal Cardelús ◽  
Adrián García Ron ◽  
Sara Guillén Martín ◽  
Arantxa Berzosa Sánchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Acute Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Secondary Prophylaxis ◽  
The Body ◽  
Neurological Involvement ◽  
Initial Manifestation ◽  
The Past ◽  
Sydenham Chorea

Abstract Background Despite a notable decrease in acute rheumatic fever (ARF) incidence in the past few decades, there are still cases in our setting. Sydenham chorea (SC) may be the initial manifestation for this condition in childhood in a significant proportion of children. We report two cases of choreoathetosis in children as the first manifestation of ARF. Case presentation A previously healthy 8-year-old boy presented with right hemichorea with a predominance in the brachial region, orofacial dyskinesias and speech difficulties for the past 2 weeks. The only medical history of interest was a common catarrhal illness 3 weeks before and nonspecific bilateral tenosynovitis in both feet since a year prior. A brain computerized tomography was normal and the echocardiogram showed mild mitral and aortic regurgitation, meeting ARF criteria. He demonstrated clinical improvement with treatment based on prednisone and carbamazepine. The second patient was a 10-year-old girl with choreic movements of the right half of the body and repetitive right eye closure of 1 week duration. She had symptoms of fever and rash the previous week and pharyngitis that resolved without antibiotic 2 months before. Blood tests revealed elevated C reactive protein (12 mg/dl) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (96 mm/h). Brain magnetic resonance was normal and echocardiogram showed left ventricle dilation and mild mitral regurgitation, leading to the diagnosis of ARF. Due to neurological involvement, she received corticosteroids and intravenous immunoglobulin treatment, with worsening of neurological symptoms that required valproic acid with remission of the hemichorea. In addition skin lessions compatible with erythema marginatum appeared on the upper limbs. Conclusions SC should be the main diagnostic consideration in cases of hemichorea with normal neuroimaging in children. The cases reported highlight the need to maintain a high index of suspicion even in settings where incidende of ARF is low and the need to perform cardiological investigations in all patients with suspected SC, due to the possibility of subclinical valve lesions. Good adherence to secondary prophylaxis is crucial to avoid chorea relapses and worsening valve disease.

Acute Rheumatic Fever: A population-based study in Wallis, a South Pacific Island

2015 ◽  
Vol 181 ◽  
pp. 30-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Fauchier ◽  
Muriel Tafflet ◽  
Graziella Filitoga ◽  
Laurent Morisse ◽  
Eloi Marijon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Acute Rheumatic Fever ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Pacific Island ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
South Pacific Island

Mean platelet volume in acute rheumatic fever

Platelets ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 378-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmet Sert ◽  
Ebru Aypar ◽  
Dursun Odabas
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Mean Platelet Volume ◽  
Acute Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Platelet Volume
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