Mild aortic regurgitation (AR) was also present. Blood cultures remained sterile; however, she received a course of penicillin prior to her hospital presentation. Antibiotics followed for culture-negative endocarditis. [bloodjournal.org]

In five valves, the helper T cells exceeded the number of suppressor T cells, whereas in three others, helper and cytotoxic/suppressor T cells were present in equal numbers. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Through the case of a 41-year-old Caucasian female who presented with progressive dyspnea and symptoms of heart failure, due to subacute rheumatic valvulitis, the importance of multimodality cardiovascular imaging assessment of patients presenting with [ingentaconnect.com]

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• Heart Disease

  The latest case series (2007) [8] is a cohort of 25 young rheumatic heart disease (RHD) patients who underwent surgery during an acute RF episode. [heartindia.net]

  The presence of rheumatic heart disease and cardiomegaly may have led to the exacerbation of symptoms and signs of constrictive pericarditis and severe right heart failure. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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  Abstract While MHA has been frequently reported with mechanical heart valves, hemolysis associated with native valvular heart disease is rare. A 20-year-old Amish female presented with left hip arthritis in 5/03. [bloodjournal.org]

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  Echocardiography/Doppler findings not consistent with carditis should exclude that diagnosis in patients with a heart murmur otherwise thought to indicate rheumatic carditis (Class I, Level of Evidence B). [acc.org]

  Carditis is most commonly detected when a new heart murmur has been auscultated or when tachycardia out of proportion to the fever is observed. [atsu.edu]

  Carditis: pancarditis  Pericardial friction rubs  Weak heart sounds  Tachycardia & arrhythmias  New heart murmurs. other clinical features include epistaxis & abdominal pain. 24.  Myocarditis may cause cardiac dilatation leading to mitral valve insufficiency [slideshare.net]

  Only two patients with subclinical valvulitis developed heart murmur during the follow-up, after recurrence with carditis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Systolic Murmur

  This picture together with a systolic murmur, pericardial friction rub and an ESR of 118 mm/h prompted a transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) revealing a myxomatous mitral valve (MV) with severe MR and thickening of the tip of the posterior leaflet of [bloodjournal.org]

  The cardiovascular system examination showed normal heart sounds, S1 soft, 3/6 presystolic murmur at the apex radiating to the axilla, 2/6 systolic murmur at the left lower sternal border and in the pulmonary area, and 2/6 diastolic murmur in the apex [heartindia.net]

  This case does not present a better description of systolic murmur audible in the aortic area. [scielo.br]

  Case Report A 10-year-old female child was referred for echocardiographic evaluation with an apical systolic murmur. [scirp.org]

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The first-line treatment is penicillin, and is combined with symptomatic anti-inflammatory treatment, typically with salicylates or glucocorticoids (if salicylates are not effective). [amboss.com]

Abstract The prognosis for 115 rheumatic fever patients subsequently receiving regular intramuscular penicillin prophylaxis for at least 5 years was studied. Average follow-up was 9.3 years, and 57 patients were followed for 10 years or longer. [circ.ahajournals.org]

valproic acid ) Prognosis : Usually self-limiting If treated, full remission usually occurs within 3–4 months. [amboss.com]

The presence of arthritis as well as the presence of chorea in the initial attack were related to a better prognosis in relation to significant valvular heart disease. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Outcome Several factors play a role in the prognosis of IE (infective endocarditis). Costa, et al. described the clinical and echocardiographic scores as the predictors of mortality in infective endocarditis. [scirp.org]

PROGNOSIS In cases of primary attack is excellent with only 1% cases dying from fulminant RF 25. [slideshare.net]

The pathologic picture of pericarditis was nonspecific, but in presence of a positive skin test for tuberculosis the latter is considered to be the most likely cause of the pericarditis, nevertheless, rheumatic etiology of pericarditis in this case cannot [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Etiology Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus ) is the etiological agent that induces an autoimmune reaction that results in damage to the heart. This complication occurs several weeks after a pharyngeal infection with S pyogenes. [atsu.edu]

Possibly the etiology of such involvement is by extemporaneous development of rheumatic fever, with late involvement of this valve. [scielo.br]

New observations on the etiology of aortic valve disease: a surgical pathologic study of 236 cases from 1990. Hum Pathol. 1993 Dec. 24(12):1330-8. [Medline]. Veinot JP. Pathology of inflammatory native valvular heart disease. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Etiology Most commonly accepted mechanism : Group A β-hemolytic streptococcus ( Streptococcus pyogenes ) (G AS) : ac ute tonsillitis or pharyngitis (“ strep throat ”) without antibiotic treatment antibodies develop against streptococcal M protein cross-reaction [amboss.com]

Epidemiologic implications: It is reasonable to consider individuals at low risk of ARF if they come from a setting or population with known low rates of ARF and RHD (Class IIa, Level of Evidence C). [acc.org]

References: [2] [3] [4] Epidemiological data refers to the US, unless otherwise specified. [amboss.com]

Changes in the clinical and epidemiological features of group A streptococcal bacteraemia in Australia’s Northern Territory. Trop Med Int Health 2015;20:40-7. Kim S, Lee NY. [nps.org.au]

Epidemiology Forced exercise, pregnancy, use of steroids or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, use of ethanol, and nutritional deficiencies are factors that predispose a patient to symptomatic myocarditis. [atsu.edu]

Rheumatic chorea in northern Australia: a clinical and epidemiological study. Arch Dis Child. 1999; 80 :353–8. [ PMC free article ] [ PubMed ] [ Google Scholar ] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pathophysiology of rheumatic heart disease Micrograph showing an Aschoff body (right of image), as seen in rheumatic heart disease. [textbookofcardiology.org]

inappropriate laughing/crying, agitation, anxiety, apathy, obsessive-compulsive behavior) Epidemiology ( 2:1 ) Longer latent period than other rheumatic manifestations (presents several months following GAS infection ) Pathophysiology : Streptococcal [amboss.com]

Etiology and Pathophysiology Rheumatic fever is a late inflammatory, nonsuppurative complication of pharyngitis that is caused by group A-hemolytic streptococci. [4] Rheumatic fever results from humoral and cellular-mediated immune responses occurring [emedicine.medscape.com]

Curr Opin Rheumatol 24:408, 2012 [PMID:22617826] Comment: Comprehensive review focuses upon the pathophysiology known that leads GAS to cause ARF and RHD. Parnaby MG, Carapetis JR: Rheumatic fever in indigenous Australian children. [hopkinsguides.com]

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Vegetation can prevents leaflet coaptation, and valvular retraction during the healing phase of endocarditis and result in mitral regurgitation. [scirp.org]

References: [4] [16] [17] Prognosis Prevention Primary prevention : prompt antibiotic treatment (e.g., penicillin V ) of GAS tonsillopharyngitis diagnosed by throat culture or rapid strep test Secondary prevention Antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent recurrence [amboss.com]

Timor Leste). 34 This adds a further challenge to the prevention of this serious and potentially fatal condition. [nps.org.au]