Rheumatic fever presenting as monoarticular arthritis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 743-746

  Harlan, Gregory A ^a   Tani, Lloyd Y ^a   Byington, Carrie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atypical presentation; Monoarticular arthritis; Rheumatic fever; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTISTREPTOLYSIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; FUROSEMIDE; PENICILLIN G; RANITIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MONARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC FEVER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RHEUMATIC FEVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746763010     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000227726.44519.00     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Guidelines for the diagnosis of rheumatic fever. Jones criteria, 1992 update. Special Writing Group of the Committee on Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young of the American Heart Association. JAMA. 1992;268:2069-2073.
2. Krogstad P. Osteomyelitis and septic arthritis. In: Feigin RD, Cherry JD, Demmler GJ, Kaplan SL, eds. Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 5th ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 2004:729-736.
3. Pileggi GC, Ferriani VP. [Atypical arthritis in children with rheumatic fever.] J Pediatr (Rio J). 2000;76:49-54.
4. Khriesat I, Najada AH. Acute rheumatic fever without early carditis: an atypical clinical presentation. Eur J Pediatr. 2003;162:868-871.
5. Carapetis JR, Currie BJ. Rheumatic fever in a high incidence population: the importance of monoarthritis and low grade fever. Arch Dis Child. 2001;85:223-227.
6. Veasy LG, Tani LY, Hill HR. Persistence of acute rheumatic fever in the intermountain area of the United States. J Pediatr. 1994;124:9-16.
7. Veasy LG, Wiedmeier SE, Orsmond GS, et al. Resurgence of acute rheumatic fever in the intermountain area of the United States. N Engl J Med. 1987;316:421-427.
8. Miyake C, Gauvreau K, Tani LY, Sundel RP, Newburger JW. Acute Rheumatic Fever Hospitalizations in the United States (abstract 2462). Washington, DC: Pediatric Academic Societies National Conference; 2005.
9. Gunn V, Nechyba C. The Harriet Lane Handbook, 16th ed. Philadelphia: Mosby; 2002:558.
10. Lennon D. Acute rheumatic fever. In: Feigin RD, Cherry JD, Demmler GJ, Kaplan SL, eds. Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 5th ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 2004:413-426.
11. Ayoub E, Wannamaker L. Evaluation of the streptococcal desoxyribonuclease B and diphosphopyridine nucleotidase antibody tests in acute rheumatic fever and acute glomerulonephritis. Pediatrics. 1962;29:527-538.
12. Ayoub E, Wannamaker L. Streptococcal antibody titers in Sydenham's chorea. Pediatrics. 1966;38:946-956.