Pneumonia Associated with Acute Rheumatic Fever
1987; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 26; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1177/000992288702600412
ISSN1938-2707
AutoresLoren G. Yamamoto, Dexter S. Y. Seto, D. Venu Reddy,
Tópico(s)Respiratory viral infections research
ResumoPulmonary involvement in acute rheumatic fever is rare. Clinical and laboratory findings in rheumatic pneumonia are non-specific. Most of the cases of rheumatic pneumonia described in recent years have had a fulminant course often resulting in death. Autopsy findings are suggestive of but not specific for rheumatic pneumonia. In this article a case of pneumonia associated with acute rheumatic fever is described. Pneumonia and carditis occurred simultaneously in a 10-year-old boy treated without steroids, which resulted in recovery. The clinical spectrum of rheumatic pneumonia can range from mild to fulminant.
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