Novel Finding of Coronary Ectasia in a Case of Acute Rheumatic Fever

A 10-year-old boy presented to his pediatrician with acute fever, rash, and polyarthritis. Laboratory studies revealed elevated inflammatory markers and positive throat culture. Echocardiogram demonstrated panvalvular insufficiency consistent with acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and coronary artery ecta...

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Published inCase reports in pediatrics Vol. 2013; no. 2013; pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors Weiler, Thomas, Chelliah, Anjali, Bradley-Tiernan, Linda, Greene, E. Anne
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Puplishing Corporation 01.01.2013
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Hindawi Limited
Wiley
Subjects
Cardiovascular disease
Case Report
Medical treatment
Mortality
Rheumatic fever
Veins & arteries
Washington DC
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Summary:A 10-year-old boy presented to his pediatrician with acute fever, rash, and polyarthritis. Laboratory studies revealed elevated inflammatory markers and positive throat culture. Echocardiogram demonstrated panvalvular insufficiency consistent with acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and coronary artery ectasia. This latter finding, typically associated with Kawasaki disease, has not been previously reported in ARF.
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Academic Editors: B. Das and H. Horigome
ISSN:2090-6803
2090-6811
DOI:10.1155/2013/674174