Persistent complete heart block following acute rheumatic fever in a 12 year old girl.
Rheumatic fever can cause a variety of cardiac conduction disturbances. A case of rheumatic fever with rare complication of narrow QRS - complex complete heart block in a 12 year old girl is presented. The complete heart block has persisted even after 12 months of followup.
Shah
C K
CK
Shah Nursing Home, Jaipur.
Gupta
R
R
D002648:Child; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000503:physiopathology; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology