Acute rheumatic fever: is it returning to Virginia?
In summary, rheumatic fever seems to be on the rise in the United States. It remains to be seen whether this case is an example of a resurgence of ARF in adults in Virginia, but it probably does, since there are a number of cases being seen in the pediatric population.
Lenhart
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Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.
Owen
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014768:Virginia / Q000453:epidemiology