title: Youngest patient with Sydenham's chorea: a case report.
abstract: Rheumatic fever is common in India and the incidence has not shown the declining trends seen in the developed countries. Two-thirds of children with rheumatic fever are school aged (5-15 years of age). However, rheumatic fever does occur in children < 5 years of age and it is believed that younger children are more likely to have carditis and arthritis and less likely to have chorea. A case of rheumatic chorea occurring in a 3 4/12-year-old boy is reported. The patient was treated with penicillin, prednisolone and sodium valproate and responded favourably.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai 600116.
authors.forename: Padmasani Venkat
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Ramanan
authors.forename: Sarala
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Premkumar
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ramnath
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002819:Chorea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D018692:Antimanic Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D010406:Penicillins; D014635:Valproic Acid; D011239:Prednisolone