Trends and presentation patterns of acute rheumatic fever hospitalisations in the United States.

Tyler Bradley-HewittChris T LongeneckerVuyisile NkomoWhitney OsborneCraig SableAmy ScheelLiesl Joanna ZuhlkeDavid WatkinsAndrea Zawacki Beaton

Published in: Cardiology in the young (2019)

Rheumatic fever persists in the United States with an overall downwards trend between 2003 and 2012. Rheumatic fever admissions varied considerably based on age group, region, and origin.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
liver failure
respiratory failure
case report
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation