RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE IN CHILDREN
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What is Rheumatic heart disease?
Rheumatic heart disease is a damaged state of heart procured because of the rheumatic fever
What is Rheumatic fever?
Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease happens after a disease brought about by streptococcus microbes
Symptoms for Rheumatic fever
• Fever • Joint swelling, tenderness, redness over multiple joints • Small bumps or nodules under the skin • Rash • Weight loss • Fatigue • Stomach pain
Symptoms for Rheumatic heart disease in children There is no particular symptoms. Some symptoms are short of breath while doing any activity or when lying down, chest pain or swelling
Diagnosis for Rheumatic heart disease The doctor can hear the heart murmur and can examine the signs of inflammation in child’s joints Then the doctor will prescribe for blood test or a throat culture; chest x-ray; echocardiography; electrocardiogram; MRI of heart.
Treatments for Rheumatic heart disease Doctor may prescribe anti-inflammatory medicine; and preventative medicines (prophylactic antibiotics. In severe situations,catheter procedure and heart valve replacement surgery or repair are done
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