title: Unilateral pulmonary edema and acute rheumatic fever.
abstract: 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.
authors: Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA.
authors: John S
authors: JS
authors: Giuliano
authors: Priya
authors: P
authors: Sekar
authors: Catherine L
authors: CL
authors: Dent
authors: William L
authors: WL
authors: Border
authors: Russel
authors: R
authors: Hirsch
authors: Peter B
authors: PB
authors: Manning
authors: Derek S
authors: DS
authors: Wheeler
mesh_terms: 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