Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2020

ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER IN INDIA- A REVIEW

Ram Diwakar, Lakhan Singh

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Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is a autoimmune disease resulting from infection with group A streptococcus and affect multiple systems in human body. Episodes of ARF tend to recur in the same individual unless preventive measures are instituted, and each recurrence increases the chance of long-term damage to the heart valves—that is, rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Now uncommon in the developed world, ARF and RHD remain a major public health problem in developing countries like India. This review will focus upon pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of rheumatic fever in Indian population.

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ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER IN INDIA- A REVIEW, RAM DIWAKAR, LAKHAN SINGH GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-9 | Issue-4 | April-2020

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