Chapter-18 Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF)
BOOK TITLE: Essentials of Cardiovascular Examination
Author
1. Raj Sumesh
2. GV Rajan
ISBN
9789352500420
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/12702_19
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2016
Pages
7
Author Affiliations
1.
Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
2.
Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India; Cosmopolitan Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Chapter keywords
Acute rheumatic fever,
heart involvement,
joint involvement,
erythema marginatum,
chorea,
subcutaneous nodules,
antibiotics,
glucocorticoids