Rheumatic Fever Flashcards
1
Q
peak age of incidence
A
5-15 years
2
Q
what is rheumatic fever?
A
pharyngeal infection with GABHS triggering rheumatic fever 2-4 weeks later
3
Q
what is the criteria for rheumatic fever?
A
Jones criteria
4
Q
what is the major criteria in the Jones criteria?
A
Joints (arthritis) heart(carditis) nodules erythema marginatum sydenham chorea
5
Q
diagnosis
A
throat culture
antigen test or antibody titre
recent scarlet fever
6
Q
complication of rheumatic fever?
A
Reye syndrome (following salicylate analgesia e.g. aspirin)
7
Q
complications of GABHS
A
rheumatic fever
GM
post-reactive arthritis
8
Q
management of rheumatic fever
A
penicillin V
NSAIDs or steroids
analgesia
haloperidol for chorea
9
Q
secondary prophylaxis of rheumatic fever
A
penicillin
10
Q
what is Reye syndrome?
A
swelling of the liver and brain
