Buschke's scleredema with right-sided heart failure. Echocardiographic and clinical observations.
Heart failure as a complication of Buschke's scleredema was not reported in the literature on this rare disease. A young girl with a severe form of Buschke's disease is described. She developed severe right-sided heart failure--proven by the typical clinical, auscultatory, electrocardiographic and echocardiographic findings; was treated successfully with penicillin, anticongestive measures and steroids, and showed a remarkable complete recovery.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D012592:Scleredema Adultorum / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis