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A 14 year old girl is admitted to the hospital because of palpitations, an irregular pulse, migratory polyarthritis and a low grade fever. She had acute tonsillitis 3 weeks ago. Assays for antistreptococcal antibodies and C-reactive proteins are positive. Her 10 day stay in the hospital is uneventful, and her ECG changes have resolved. Prophylactic antistreptococcal therapy is used for prevention of which of the following long term sequelae?
A. Aschoff bodies
B. Fibrinous pericarditis
C. Mitral valve stenosis
D. Polyarthritis
E. Sydenham chorea
A. RHD???
Edited by skb on 07/04/06 - 09:01 PM
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| robin082006
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| Diego Casali
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Yes, this is a case of rheumatic fever (not RHD, rheumatic heart disease, which is a long - term consequence), but the question asks about a LONG - TERM complication.
The most common long - term complication of rheumatic fever is mitral valve stenosis (which is part of RHD).
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| skb
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hmm, interesting 
Totally agree with you guys C 
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