title: Fifteen-minute consultation: rheumatic fever.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present a structured approach for an outpatient consultation or inpatient assessment of a child with possible rheumatic fever.
  
  
  METHODS
  Review of literature and description of diagnostic and therapeutic approach.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A focused history and examination is key to establish the cause and draw a management plan for rheumatic fever.
authors: Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK.
authors: Rebecca
authors: R
authors: Markham
authors: Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK.
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Tulloh
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D000067562:Late Onset Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Cardiology; Infectious Diseases; Medical Education; Paediatric Practice; Tropical Inf Dis