title: Rheumatic fever revisited. Keep this diagnosis on your list of suspects.
abstract: The symptoms of recurrent rheumatic fever in adults can be very different from those in children, and the diagnosis is easy to overlook. Nonetheless, rheumatic fever is still a problem in many parts of the world, as illustrated by this case. Dr Capizzi and associates remind us to keep our options open.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Capizzi
authors.forename: N T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Enriquez-Sarano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010402:Penicillin G Procaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012008:Recurrence; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; C024657:benzathine benzylpenicillin, procaine benzylpenicillin, drug combination; D010402:Penicillin G Procaine; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine