title: Acute rheumatic fever.
abstract: While rheumatic fever is relatively uncommon except where there are poor and crowded living conditions, sporadic acute attacks continue to occur in a family or pediatric medical practice. The physician's role in management of the sore throat in the diagnosis of suspected cases of rheumatic fever and in follow-up for continued prophylaxis is discussed. The frequency of admissions and presenting features of 159 patients with acute rheumatic fever is reviewed. Continued surveillance is required if we are to achieve a further reduction in attack rate and complications.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000989:Antistreptolysin / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000175:diagnosis; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006337:Heart Murmurs; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008350:Manitoba; D010406:Penicillins / Q000188:drug therapy; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D012459:Salicylates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins; D012459:Salicylates; D000989:Antistreptolysin; D011241:Prednisone