AI Article Synopsis
- A 6-year-old boy got acute rheumatic fever following a throat infection caused by group A streptococcus.
- He received quick treatment, but still ended up with worsening rheumatic heart disease.
- Since acute rheumatic fever is rare in the U.S., it's important to diagnose it early and use echocardiograms for monitoring to prevent further heart issues.
Article Abstract
A 6-year-old boy developed acute rheumatic fever after group A streptococcal pharyngitis. Despite prompt diagnosis and adequate treatment, he developed progressive rheumatic heart disease. Given the rarity of acute rheumatic fever in the U.S. population, timely diagnosis with echocardiographic screening and vigilant follow-up are crucial to mitigate rheumatic heart disease complications.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11551935 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102672 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Rheumatic Manifestations of Sarcoidosis.
Diagnostics (Basel)
December 2024
North Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK.
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous inflammatory disorder, of unknown aetiology, which causes a wide spectrum of clinical phenotypes. It can present at any age, most commonly between 20 and 60 years, with a roughly equal sex distribution. Diagnosis is often delayed due to multiple diagnostic mimics, particularly joint disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe disease burden of earlier and late-onset rheumatoid arthritis on depression and related geriatric syndromes.
Psychogeriatrics
January 2025
Kastamonu Training and Research Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, University of Health Sciences, Kastamonu, Turkey.
Purpose: This study aims to compare the prevalence of depression and related geriatric syndromes in earlier-onset rheumatoid arthritis (EORA) patients, who have experienced prolonged inflammation and medication use, with those with late-onset rheumatoid arthritis (LORA) patients, who often present with an acute and severe course.
Methods: In this multidisciplinary study, patients with EORA and LORA aged 60 and over who were referred to a tertiary rheumatology clinic underwent a geronto-rheumatologic evaluation. Muscle mass and handgrip strength, cognitive function, nutritional status, Fried frailty index, fall history, gait speed, depression according to Geriatric Depression Scale and Insomnia Severity Index were recorded.
Evaluation of rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease in patients treated with JAK inhibitors: a MAJIK-SFR cohort study.
RMD Open
January 2025
Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Cochin, APHP-Centre Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
Objective: To examine the course of interstitial lung disease associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA-ILD) in France on treatment with Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKis) using the MAJIK-SFR registry.
Methods: Prospective national multicentre observational study identifying patients with RA-ILD from the MAJIK-SFR registry. Pulmonary assessment data were collected at JAKi initiation and follow-up visits (6 months, 12 months and a median of 21 months postinclusion), including chest high-resolution CT (HRCT), pulmonary function tests (forced vital capacity (FVC) and diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (DLCO)), acute exacerbations of ILD, respiratory infections and lung cancers.
Optical spectral transmission to monitor disease activity in arthritis patients: longitudinal follow-up comparison with clinical parameters.
Rheumatology (Oxford)
January 2025
Department of Rheumatology, Acute Rheumatology Centre Rhineland-Palatinate, Bad Kreuznach, Germany.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the relationship between optical spectral transmission (OST) and markers of clinical inflammatory arthritis in patients diagnosed with rheumatic diseases.
- OST measurements were taken from 1,312 joints of 60 patients at two different times, comparing results with clinical activity measures like DAS28 and swollen joint counts.
- Findings showed that OST scores were significantly higher in patients with inflammatory arthritis, and changes in OST values were closely related to changes in clinical activity markers, suggesting OST could be a useful tool for monitoring disease activity.
Exploration of molecular interactions responsible for anti-inflammatory attributes of GI friendly micro-sized formulation of flurbiprofen and clove oil.
Inflammopharmacology
January 2025
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, 63100, Pakistan.
Clove oil obtained from Syzygium aromaticum (L.) is traditionally employed to treat inflammation associated with rheumatism, gastric disorders, and as an analgesic. Chemo-herbal combinations are known to have potent anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects, while mitigating the drug related side effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!