OBJECTIVES: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) has spread through
the pediatric population during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Our objective for …

This review summarises advances in research from Aotearoa, New Zealand (NZ) that have
potential to reduce the inequitable distribution of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic …

In-vitro evidence suggests hydroxychloroquine could be a potential immunomodulator for
the inflammatory carditis of acute rheumatic fever (ARF). Hydroxychloroquine used as an …

ObjectiveAcute rheumatic fever is a systemic inflammatory disease occurring after acute
streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis. The PR prolongation in these patients is thought to be due …

Objectives: First-degree heart block is a minor manifestation of acute rheumatic fever.
Second and third degree heart block and junctional rhythms occur less commonly. We report …

Aim: To evaluate the clinical features of children diagnosed as having acute rheumatic fever
between June 2015 and November 2018, and the changes observed in patient groups in …

5HVXOWV Patients spent 13.3 4.3 days in the hospital, and 94 had a history of ARF. Arthritis
was found in 233 patients, carditis in 166, Sydenhamҋs chorea in 14, subcutaneous nodule …

Objective: During the course of acute rheumatic fever, some electrocardiographic changes
are seen. First-degree atrioventricular block is the most common electrocardiographic …

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an acute inflammatory process resulting in rheumatic carditis,
one of the most common acquired heart diseases in youth. Among the clinical …

Objective. Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) is one of the highly prevalent heart diseases in
developing countries that can affect the pericardium, myocardium, or endocardium …