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Unilateral pulmonary edema and acute rheumatic fever |
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| Authors: | John S. Giuliano Suffix" >Jr,Priya Sekar,Catherine L. Dent,William L. Border,Russel Hirsch,Peter B. Manning,Derek S. Wheeler |
| Affiliation: | (1) Division of Cardiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA;(2) Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA;(3) Division of Cardiolothoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA;(4) Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA;(5) Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA |
| Abstract: | Although the diagnostic criteria for acute rheumatic fever (ARF) are well known, a high index of suspicion is necessary in order to assure timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment. We present a case of an 8-year-old child who presented with unilateral pulmonary edema secondary to acute mitral insufficiency due to ARF. ARF should be considered in the differential diagnosis of unilateral pulmonary edema in children. |
| Keywords: | Acute rheumatic fever Carditis Heart failure Mitral valve regurgitation Unilateral pulmonary edema |
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