Unilateral pulmonary edema and acute rheumatic fever.
Although the diagnostic criteria for acute rheumatic fever (ARF) are well known, a high index of suspicion is necessary in order to assure timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment. We present a case of an 8-year-old child who presented with unilateral pulmonary edema secondary to acute mitral insufficiency due to ARF. ARF should be considered in the differential diagnosis of unilateral pulmonary edema in children.
Giuliano
John S
JS
Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA.
Sekar
Priya
P
Dent
Catherine L
CL
Border
William L
WL
Hirsch
Russel
R
Manning
Peter B
PB
Wheeler
Derek S
DS
D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis