title: Sydenham chorea in a 5-year-old Saudi patient.
abstract: Despite improvements in socio-economic status and the standard of health care services, rheumatic fever continuous to occur in Saudi Arabia, although with decreasing frequency. The disease is most commonly observed in school-aged children, but can also occur in a younger age group. Carditis and arthritis are the major clinical symptoms on presentation of acute rheumatic fever in young children. Rheumatic chorea is infrequently reported in young children. Here, a case of Sydenham chorea, in a 5-year-old boy, is presented. Although rare, the diagnosis of Sydenham chorea should always be considered in young children with choreiform movements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, King Fahad Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Fax. +966 (13) 8588790. E-mail: drlardhi2009@hotmail.com / aalfurt@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Amer A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Lardhi
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002819:Chorea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000150:complications*; D012529:Saudi Arabia