Atypical presentation of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) in a 25-year-old woman in the Caribbean: a challenging diagnosis

A 25-year-old woman presented a challenging diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever (ARF). Initial symptoms included dry cough and three minor Jones criteria (unabating fever (38.4°C, 0d), elevated acute phase reactants (C-reactive protein, 13d) and joint pain (monoarthralgia) in her neck (0d)). ARF was...

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Published in:BMJ Case Rep
Main Authors: Bordes, Stephen John, Murray, Ian Victor Joseph, Sylvester, Johansen A
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
Subjects:
Unusual Presentation of More Common Disease/Injury
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7021172/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32041756
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-231888
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