clinical audit on the Managment of rheumatic fever in assiut university children hospital.
Acute rheumatic fever,an auto immune response to Group A streptococcus infection of the upper respiratory tract,may result in carditis.when the inflammation leads to permenant damage of the valves the individual has rheumatic heart disease. Recurrences of rheumatic fever are likely in the absence of preventive measures and may cause further cardiac valve and muscle damage,leading to heart failure,stroke and premature death.bacterial endocarditis is also a complication.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
100
Throat culture to detect the causative organism
Egypt
Asyut, Egypt
laboratory investigations (ASOt , ESR . CRP)
laboratory investigations that measure the inflammation process will be used and the target that the ASOt not increase 1/400
Time frame: One year from October 2017 to september 2018
clinical measures
improvement of arthritis if found
Time frame: One year from October 2017 to september 2018
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