Rheumatic pneumonia in a 10-year old Ethiopian child.
A 10-year-old female child who presented with worsening respiratory distress and acute rheumatic fever is discussed. Patient had also right side consolidation and a diagnosis of rheumatic pneumonia by post-morterm lung biopsy. A literature review on rheumatic pneumonia is made.
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Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
D000208:Acute Disease; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006818:Hyalin; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000473:pathology; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000209:etiology; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000150:complications*