Acute rheumatic fever in children in the Ankara area in 1990–1992 and comparison with a previous study in 1980–1989
Two hundred and twenty‐eight patients with acute rheumatic fever (ARF), who were admitted to Dr Sami Ulus Children's Hospital between January 1990 and November 1992, were evaluated. Compared with the 1980s, an increase in the frequency of the disease was observed. The majority of patients (56.5...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1651-2227.1994.tb13158.x 2024-06-23T07:56:33+00:00 Acute rheumatic fever in children in the Ankara area in 1990–1992 and comparison with a previous study in 1980–1989 Karademir, S Demirgeken, F Atalay, S Demircin, G Sipahi, T Teziç, T 1994 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1994.tb13158.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1651-2227.1994.tb13158.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1994.tb13158.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Acta Paediatrica volume 83, issue 8, page 862-865 ISSN 0803-5253 1651-2227 journal-article 1994 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1994.tb13158.x 2024-06-04T06:48:02Z Two hundred and twenty‐eight patients with acute rheumatic fever (ARF), who were admitted to Dr Sami Ulus Children's Hospital between January 1990 and November 1992, were evaluated. Compared with the 1980s, an increase in the frequency of the disease was observed. The majority of patients (56.5%) were between 9 and 12 years old and 36.8% were admitted in winter. One hundred patients had arthritis only, 59 carditis and 40 chorea; 5 had carditis and chorea and 24 had arthritis and carditis. Nineteen percent of patients had a history of a previous attack. Seven of 84 patients with carditis had congestive heart failure and 2 had pericarditis. Cardiomegaly was present in 36 patients. The mitral valve was affected in 77 patients, tricuspid valve in I patient and both miral and aortic valves in 6 patients. One patient died as a result of severe congestive cardiac failure. Twenty‐one patients had a recurrent attack. We observed that ARF is still a significant cause of morbidity in our country. As the disease is preventable by the eradication of streptococcus, we conclude that more effort should be made in the early detection and treatment of streptococcal infections. Article in Journal/Newspaper sami Wiley Online Library Acta Paediatrica 83 8 862 865 |
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Two hundred and twenty‐eight patients with acute rheumatic fever (ARF), who were admitted to Dr Sami Ulus Children's Hospital between January 1990 and November 1992, were evaluated. Compared with the 1980s, an increase in the frequency of the disease was observed. The majority of patients (56.5%) were between 9 and 12 years old and 36.8% were admitted in winter. One hundred patients had arthritis only, 59 carditis and 40 chorea; 5 had carditis and chorea and 24 had arthritis and carditis. Nineteen percent of patients had a history of a previous attack. Seven of 84 patients with carditis had congestive heart failure and 2 had pericarditis. Cardiomegaly was present in 36 patients. The mitral valve was affected in 77 patients, tricuspid valve in I patient and both miral and aortic valves in 6 patients. One patient died as a result of severe congestive cardiac failure. Twenty‐one patients had a recurrent attack. We observed that ARF is still a significant cause of morbidity in our country. As the disease is preventable by the eradication of streptococcus, we conclude that more effort should be made in the early detection and treatment of streptococcal infections. |
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Acute rheumatic fever in children in the Ankara area in 1990–1992 and comparison with a previous study in 1980–1989 |
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Acute rheumatic fever in children in the Ankara area in 1990–1992 and comparison with a previous study in 1980–1989 |
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Acute rheumatic fever in children in the Ankara area in 1990–1992 and comparison with a previous study in 1980–1989 |
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Acute rheumatic fever in children in the Ankara area in 1990–1992 and comparison with a previous study in 1980–1989 |
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Acute rheumatic fever in children in the Ankara area in 1990–1992 and comparison with a previous study in 1980–1989 |
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