Two unusual presentations of acute rheumatic fever

Kula S., Olgunturk R., Ozdemir O.

CARDIOLOGY IN THE YOUNG, cilt.15, sa.5, ss.514-516, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s1047951105001393
  • Dergi Adı: CARDIOLOGY IN THE YOUNG
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.514-516
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Patients with acute rheumatic fever sometimes present with atypical signs and symptoms. In these circumstances, the Jones criterions may not be sufficient to make a clinical diagnosis. We describe here two patients with unusual presentations, highlighting that, both in regions where the disease is endemic, or where it is seen only sporadically, physicians should be more alert and careful in making the diagnosis.