TY - JOUR
T1 - Resurgence of Acute Rheumatic Fever
AU - Hosier, Don M.
AU - Craenen, Josepha M.
AU - Teske, Douglas W.
AU - Wheller, John J.
N1 - Funding Information:
We wish to thank Mario Marcon, PhD, director of the microbiology laboratory at the Columbus Children's Hospital, Edward L. Kaplan, MD, and Dwight Johnson of the World Health Organization's Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Streptococci, and the Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, for support and streptococcal typing; Lynn K. Kiljabin, MPH, of the Ohio Department of Health; and Tania 1,. Martin for preparation of the manuscript.
PY - 1987/7
Y1 - 1987/7
N2 - Rheumatic fever has been disappearing in the United States, especially during the past two decades. In the past two years, however, there have been 40 patients seen at the Columbus Children's Hospital diagnosed as having acute rheumatic fever, in marked contrast to the infrequency during the preceding ten years. Twenty of the 40 patients had carditis. Five of these patients were suffering from heart failure, and there was one death. The cause for this outbreak has not yet been found, but some possible causes are discussed. A possible nationwide resurgence of this disease may be heralded by our experience and that of others.
AB - Rheumatic fever has been disappearing in the United States, especially during the past two decades. In the past two years, however, there have been 40 patients seen at the Columbus Children's Hospital diagnosed as having acute rheumatic fever, in marked contrast to the infrequency during the preceding ten years. Twenty of the 40 patients had carditis. Five of these patients were suffering from heart failure, and there was one death. The cause for this outbreak has not yet been found, but some possible causes are discussed. A possible nationwide resurgence of this disease may be heralded by our experience and that of others.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0023175944
U2 - 10.1001/archpedi.1987.04460070032015
DO - 10.1001/archpedi.1987.04460070032015
M3 - Article
C2 - 3591761
AN - SCOPUS:0023175944
SN - 0002-922X
VL - 141
SP - 730
EP - 733
JO - American Journal of Diseases of Children
JF - American Journal of Diseases of Children
IS - 7
ER -