Pagine elettroniche ; Caso Contributivo
Extrasistolia ventricolare e malattia reumatica: una coincidenza clinica o un’espressione di cardite reumatica incipiente?
EXTRASYSTOLIC ARRHYTHMIA AND RHEUMATIC DISEASE: JUST A COINCIDENCE OR AN EVIDENCE OF CARDITIS IN THE EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER?
S. Manieri, M.P. Mirauda, D. Salvatore, R. Abate, A. Scavone
Maggio 2010 - pagg. 327 -328
Abstract
We report a case of extrasystolic arrhythmia in a
young boy with high index of suspicion for acute rheumatic
fever. The extrasystolic arrhythmia may be just a coincidence
during acute rheumatic fever or sometimes may be an evidence
of carditis in the early diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever,
so a prompt initiation of treatment helps prevent cardiac
involvement.
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Corrispondenza: sergio.manieri@tiscali.it
