Delayed Diagnosis of Acute Rheumatic Fever in a Patient with Multiple Emergency Department Visits
While the incidence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) in the United States has declined over the past years, the disease remains one of the causes of severe cardiovascular morbidity in children. The index of suspicion for ARF in health care providers may be low due to decreasing incidence of the diseas...
Main Authors: | Inna Kaminecki, Renuka Verma, Jacqueline Brunetto, Loyda I. Rivera |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2018-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Pediatrics |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9467131 |
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