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- Title
RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE: A DISABLING CONDITION WITH SYSTEMIC ROOTS.
- Authors
CHEBROLU, PUJA; JAIN, PRIYANK
- Abstract
The article offers information on a patient named Seema who had rheumatic heart disease (RHD) with mitral stenosis and her breathing had got worse. It mentions that children who develop Group A streptococcal pharyngitis can be treated with penicillin before they develop acute rheumatic fever (RF), and those who develop acute RF can receive penicillin prophylaxis to prevent recurrent attacks.
- Subjects
RHEUMATIC heart disease; STREPTOCOCCAL pharyngitis; RHEUMATIC fever; PENICILLIN; MEDICAL care
- Publication
National Medical Journal of India, 2018, Vol 31, Issue 1, p51
- ISSN
0970-258X
- Publication type
Article