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- Title
Sydenham Koresi: Olgu Sunumu ve Literatürün Gözden Geçirilmesi.
- Authors
Öncel, Eda Karadağ; Özsürekçi, Yasemin; Konuşkan, Bahadir; Haliloğlu, Göknur; Ertuğrul, İlker; Alehan, Dursun; Kara, Ateş
- Abstract
Sydenham's chorea is a disorder of the central nerv- ous system characterized by sudden, involuntary, arrhythmic, choreic, and purposeless movements. It is a nonsuppurative sequel of group A streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis, which is known to be a common cause of chorea. According to the 1992 modified Jones criteria, acute rheumatic fever is a major crite- rion and is sufficient evidence on which to base a diagnosis. Despite the decreased incidence of Sydenham's chorea, isolated cases and also some- times epidemics may be seen. We discuss the case report with the literature and describe the history, clinical features, and management of a 11-year-old female child with Sydenham's chorea who presented to our pediatric infectious disease department. Our aim is to make an accurate diagnosis and provide appropriate treatment as soon as possible to prevent acute rheumatic fever and to emphasize the nonsup- purative complications.
- Subjects
MOVEMENT disorders; CHOREA; PHARYNGITIS; RHEUMATIC fever; STREPTOCOCCAL diseases; TONSILLITIS; DISEASE complications; CHILDREN; DIAGNOSIS; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Journal of Pediatric Infection / Çocuk Enfeksiyon Dergisi, 2012, Vol 6, Issue 2, p54
- ISSN
1307-1068
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5152/ced.2012.13