What are the long-term effects of carditis from rheumatic fever?. From Wordnik.com. [Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease] Reference
The diseases caused by Group A Streptococcus can become rheumatic fever, a disease that attacks the heart and leads to carditis, an inflammation of the heart, and congestive heart failure over a period of months and years. From Wordnik.com. [Louisa May Alcott] Reference
carditis Acute carditis was present in 50\% of patients in a large recent series. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
He was diagnosed with a mild case of carditis, a disease of inflammation of the heart. From Wordnik.com. [Press of Atlantic City: Editorials] Reference
Arthritis, carditis, chorea, and less frequently, subcutaneous nodules and erythema marginatum are major manifestations of RF. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Albert at al. performed a meta-analysis of the literature on the treatment of rheumatic carditis, comparing corticosteroids and salicylates in preventing valvular damage. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Patients who have had rheumatic carditis (inflammation of the heart or area around the heart) should also receive preventive antibiotic therapy well into adulthood and perhaps for life. From Wordnik.com. [Emaxhealth] Reference
In severe carditis, therapy may be initiated with intravenous methylprednisolone. 44,45 Intravenous immunoglobulin seems not to alter the extent and severity of carditis or decrease chronic morbitidy. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Inflammation of the valves consists of oedema and mononuclear cell infiltration of the valvular tissue and the chordae tendineae in the acute phase; fibrosis and calcification occur with maintenance of the inflammatory process. 22 � Subcutaneous nodules Subcutaneous nodules are rarely seen and when present, they are usually associated with severe carditis. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Some patients don’t develop carditis, while others develop mild carditis that may not cause problems in the future. From Wordnik.com. [Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease] Reference
However, some children develop severe carditis. From Wordnik.com. [Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease] Reference
It should be limited to clinical investigation. 23,34 Cardiac scanning scintigraphy has been shown to be a reliable method distinguishing acute from chronic, inactive RHD and also in the follow-up of active carditis (Treatment Prevention Prevention of initial attacks of RF (primary prevention) requires the eradication of GAS from the pharynx. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
2008, and summarized the presentation and course of those patients with carditis. From Wordnik.com. [We Blog A Lot] Reference
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