Novel Finding of Coronary Ectasia in a Case of Acute Rheumatic Fever
A 10-year-old boy presented to his pediatrician with acute fever, rash, and polyarthritis. Laboratory studies revealed elevated inflammatory markers and positive throat culture. Echocardiogram demonstrated panvalvular insufficiency consistent with acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and coronary artery ecta...
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| author | Thomas Weiler Anjali Chelliah Linda Bradley-Tiernan E. Anne Greene |
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| description | A 10-year-old boy presented to his pediatrician with acute fever, rash, and polyarthritis. Laboratory studies revealed elevated inflammatory markers and positive throat culture. Echocardiogram demonstrated panvalvular insufficiency consistent with acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and coronary artery ectasia. This latter finding, typically associated with Kawasaki disease, has not been previously reported in ARF. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c68d82d2cdaf45bca6e04da2bc3ef35f2025-02-03T05:54:18ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112013-01-01201310.1155/2013/674174674174Novel Finding of Coronary Ectasia in a Case of Acute Rheumatic FeverThomas Weiler0Anjali Chelliah1Linda Bradley-Tiernan2E. Anne Greene3Pediatric Residency Program, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20010, USADivision of Cardiology, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20010, USADivision of Cardiology, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20010, USADivision of Cardiology, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20010, USAA 10-year-old boy presented to his pediatrician with acute fever, rash, and polyarthritis. Laboratory studies revealed elevated inflammatory markers and positive throat culture. Echocardiogram demonstrated panvalvular insufficiency consistent with acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and coronary artery ectasia. This latter finding, typically associated with Kawasaki disease, has not been previously reported in ARF.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/674174 |
| spellingShingle | Thomas Weiler Anjali Chelliah Linda Bradley-Tiernan E. Anne Greene Novel Finding of Coronary Ectasia in a Case of Acute Rheumatic Fever Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | Novel Finding of Coronary Ectasia in a Case of Acute Rheumatic Fever |
| title_full | Novel Finding of Coronary Ectasia in a Case of Acute Rheumatic Fever |
| title_fullStr | Novel Finding of Coronary Ectasia in a Case of Acute Rheumatic Fever |
| title_full_unstemmed | Novel Finding of Coronary Ectasia in a Case of Acute Rheumatic Fever |
| title_short | Novel Finding of Coronary Ectasia in a Case of Acute Rheumatic Fever |
| title_sort | novel finding of coronary ectasia in a case of acute rheumatic fever |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/674174 |
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