Acute rheumatic fever

RANDUM NOTES ON COLCHICUM ALL COMPLAINS....OF HEAD...BOWELS.....LIVER...STOMACH ARE WORSE FROM MOTION.HE DREAD TO MOVE ALMOST IS MARKED AS WE FIND IN BRYONIA,CHILLI,SENSITIVE TO COLD ( REV OF LADUM) COLCH IS BETTER BY HEAT,HE WRAPPING UP,LI...See More

Rheumatic heart disease is a major burden in developing countries where it causes maximum cardiovascular morbidity and m...See More

HYPERSENSITIVITY AND ASSOCIATED DISORDERS 1) Type I Anaphylaxis Bronchial asthma Allergic rhinitis Allergic sinusitis Food allergies 2) Type II Autoimmune hemolytic anemia Pemphigus vulgaris Goodpasture syndrome Acute rheumatic fever Myas...See More

A 25-year-old woman with acute rheumatic fever. Initial symptoms included dry cough and unabating fever 100 F, elevated CRP and pain in neck. ARF was diagnosed and positive antistreptolysin O titre. On Examination Parotid swelling,...See More

Case of Acute Rheumatic fever. No signs of cardiac failure. No murmurs. Fever+ Arthritis+ kindly comment on CXR

Complicated case of a young Cricketer!!! A 22yrs old male fast bowler, average body built, came with recurrent Stress fracture in both tibia(Shin border and medial border), not healing with adequate rest, NSAIDs, Calcium and vit-D supplem...See More

Pathophysiology of Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) ARF is characterized by nonsuppurative inflammatory lesions of the joints, heart, subcutaneous tissue, and central nervous system. An extensive literature search has shown that, at least in d...See More

Clinical presentation of rheumatic fever: History Rheumatic fever manifests as various signs and symptoms that may occur alone or in various combinations. Sore throat Although estimates vary, only 35%-60% of patients with rheumatic feve...See More

A 10 year old boy ,died of acute rheumatic fever.what will be the main causes of death?

MacCullum PLAQUES IN ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER ARE USUALLY SEEN IN A / RIGHT ATRIUM B / LEFT ATRIUM C / RIGHT VENTRICLE D / LEFT VENTRICLE