Acute rheumatic fever is still active in Martinique. Epidemiological and clinical study of 34 cases observed during the 1987-1991 period

• Published in: Pédiatrie (Paris ) Vol. 48; no. 11; p. 823
• Main Authors: Kayemba Kay's Kabangu, S, Dupuis, E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: French
• Published: France 1993
• Subjects: Adolescent; Causality; Child; Child, Preschool; Communicable Disease Control; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Incidence; Male; Martinique - epidemiology; Retrospective Studies; Rheumatic Fever - complications; Rheumatic Fever - epidemiology; Rheumatic Fever - prevention & control; Martinique

The authors report 34 cases of acute rheumatic fever observed in children in the North-Atlantic region of the Martinique island during a 5 years period (1987-1991). The majority of the patients belong to areas with poor socio-economic conditions. Clinical manifestations are mainly polyarthritis, mon...