This document discusses rheumatic fever, including its etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and prognosis. Rheumatic fever is caused by an autoimmune reaction following a Group A streptococcal throat infection. It affects the heart, joints, brain, and skin. Diagnosis is based on clinical criteria including arthritis, heart involvement, chorea, and evidence of a prior streptococcal infection. Treatment involves bed rest, antibiotics to eradicate the infection, and anti-inflammatory drugs. Recurrences can be prevented with long-term antibiotic prophylaxis. Prognosis depends on the degree of cardiac damage, which can sometimes resolve but worsens with repeated episodes.
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These are cardiac anomalies arising as a result of a defect in the structure or function of the heart and great vessels which is present at birth
These lesions either obstruct blood flow in the heart or vessels near it, or alter the pathway of blood circulating through the heart
Rheumatic heart disease is a condition in which the heart valves have been permanently damaged by rheumatic fever. The heart valve damage may start shortly after untreated or under-treated streptococcal infection such as strep throat or scarlet fever.
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These are cardiac anomalies arising as a result of a defect in the structure or function of the heart and great vessels which is present at birth
These lesions either obstruct blood flow in the heart or vessels near it, or alter the pathway of blood circulating through the heart
Rheumatic heart disease is a condition in which the heart valves have been permanently damaged by rheumatic fever. The heart valve damage may start shortly after untreated or under-treated streptococcal infection such as strep throat or scarlet fever.
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Rheumatic fever may cause a temporary nervous system disorder. Nowadays it’s known as chorea, or Sydenham’s chorea. This is often a nervous disorder by rapid, jerky, involuntary movements of the body occurring primarily in childhood or during pregnancy and is closely related to rheumatic fever.
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1. Dr.Azad A Haleem AL.Brefkani
University Of Duhok
Faculty of Medical Science
School Of Medicine
Pediatrics Department
azad82d@gmail.com
2015
2. ETIOLOGY
• Rheumatic fever is an immunologically mediated
inflmmatory disorder, which occurs as a sequel to
group A streptococcal pharyngeal infection.
• Multisystem disease affecting the heart, joints,
brain, cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues
• acute rheumatic fever remains an important
preventable cause of cardiac disease.
• It is most common in children 6 to 15 years old.
• A family history of rheumatic fever and lower
socioeconomic status are additional factors.
5. Pathogenesis
• There is no direct invasion to the tissue by the
microorganism but its an auotoimmune disease
that involves Ag-Ab interaction.
• It is due to an immunologic reaction that is a
delayed sequela of group A betahemolytic
streptococcal infections of the pharynx.
• It must be pharyngeal infection not skin
infection.
6. • Group A streptococcal(GAS) pharyngeal
infection
• Body produce antibodies against streptococci ->
• These antibodies cross react with human tissues
because of the antigenic similarity between
streptococcal components and human connective
tissues (molecular mimicry)[there is certain
amino acid sequence that is similar between GAS
and human tissue]->
• Immunologically mediated inflamation &
damage (autoimmune) to human tissues which
have antigenic similarity with streptococcal
components- like heart, joint, brain connective
tissues.
Pathogenesis
7. CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
• The infection often precedes the presentation
of rheumatic fever by 2 to 6 weeks.
• Acute rheumatic fever is diagnosed using the
revised Jones criteria, which consist of clinical
and laboratory findings.
• One major and two minor, or two major with
evidence of recent group A streptococcal
disease strongly suggest the diagnosis of
acute rheumatic fever.
8. Major Criteria in the Jones System for Acute
Rheumatic Fever
Sign Comments
Polyarthritis Common; swelling, limited motion, tender, erythema
•migratory, large joints, no residual deformity, rapid response to aspirin(if aspirin
given,24 to 48hrs joint pain will disappear ;thus used as diagnostic test)
Carditis Common; pancarditis, valves, pericardium, myocardium
•Murmur(mitral or aortic regurgitation-endocardium involved)
•Heart failure
•Cardiac enlargement(myocardium involvement)
•Pericardial rub or effusion(pericardium involvement)
Chorea
(Sydenham
disease)
Uncommon; presents long after infection has resolved; more common in females,
Spasmodic, unintentional, jerky choreiform movements, speech affected, fidgety,
late manifestation
Erythema
marginatum
Uncommon; pink macules, ring or crescent shaped, transient patches over trunk
and limbs, elicited by application of local heat; nonpruritic
Subcutaneous
nodules
Uncommon; Painless, hard nodules beneath skin, over bony prominence,
tendons and joints, present over extensor surface of elbows, knees, knuckles, and
ankles or scalp and spine. associated with repeated episodes and severe carditis;
9. • Minor criteria include
• Clinical finding:
• fever (38.2°C to 38.9°C),
• Arthralgia(joint pain without swelling )
• previous rheumatic fever
• Laboratory finding:
• elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate
• C-reactive protein,
• ECG: prolonged P-R interval.
10. Evidence of recent group A streptococcal
disease
• Supporting evidence for antecedent Group A
streptococcal infection
• scarlet fever,
• Positive throat culture(in 25% of patients )
• Rapid streptococcal antigen test
• Elevated or rising streptococcal antibody titer
– ASO[anti-streptolysin] or Anti DNAseB,
AH[anti-hyoluronic acid])
13. Treatment
• Bed rest 2-6 weeks(till inflammation subsided)
• Supportive therapy- treatment of heart failure
• Eradication of Organism Anti-streptococcal therapy-
Benzathine penicillin(long acting) 1.2 million units once(IM injection) or
oral penicillin 10 days, if allergic to penicillin erythromycin 10 days
(antibiotic is given even if throat culture is negative)
• Anti-inflammatory agents-
a. for Polyarthritis & mild carditis; anti-inflammatory therapy with
salicylates;Aspirin 100 mg/kg per day for arthritis and in the absence of
carditis- for 4-6 weeks to be tapered off
b.For sever carditis with cardiomegally: use steroid; Corticosteroids 1-2
mg/kg per day – for 4-6 weeks to be tapered off
14. Prevention
Secondary prevention – prevention of recurrent attacks
• Benzathine penicillin G 1.2 million units IM every 4 weeks
• Or Penicillin V 250 mg twice daily orally
• If allergic to both – Erythromycin 250 mg twice daily orally
Duration of secondary rheumatic fever prophylaxis
• Rheumatic fever + carditis life long.
• Rheumatic fever without carditis- 5 years or until 21 years
whichever is longer.
• (Continous prophylaxis is important since patient may have
asymptomatic GAS infection)
15. Prognosis
• R.F. may cause permanent damage to the heart
but not to the joint(only arthritis) thus its said
“R.F.leaks the joints but bites the heart”
• The prognosis of acute rheumatic fever depends
on the degree of permanent cardiac damage.
• Cardiac involvement may resolve completely,
especially if it is the first episode and the
prophylactic regimen is followed.
• The severity of cardiac involvement worsens with
each recurrence of rheumatic fever.