Question 1

how long can it take for myocarditis resulting from rhuematic fever to resolve?

Accepted Answer

Myocarditis: It can take 6-8 weeks for myocarditis to resolve.

Question 2

is  there a possibility that rhuematic fever is linked to cad?

Accepted Answer

NO: I cannot think of a connection between Coronary Artery and Rheumatic fever. The latter can produce HEART VALVE issues and hear failure (Myocarditis)

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Dr Z

Question 3

i have rhuematic fever w/severe carditis. is it possible to lose consciousness while sleeping? our house alarm went off for 3 hrs. without me knowing.

Accepted Answer

Rheumatic fever: Rheumatic fever can affect the heart or stops before causing heart problems. In your case it has affected the heart, hence the name carditis. Thus means acute inflammation of the heart tissues. Once you pass the acute phase, it is no more carditis and is then called rheumatic heart disease. It does not usually affect the brain and what you are experiencing is deep sleep.

Question 4

i have been diagnosed w rhuematic fever. have had 3 rounds of antibotics. now have temp of 95.4 w sore throat?

Accepted Answer

Sore throat: Because of your history, see your doctor for a throatculture to fule out strep.

Question 5

what treats rheumatic fever?

Accepted Answer

Penicillins/rest: rheumatic fever occurs after strep throat.it is treated with penicillin to eradicate the strep but it is considered an immune reaction after strep.So symptomatic treatment with rest and close follow up by your doctor including blood work is important

Question 6

what is rheumatic fever from?

Accepted Answer

Strep infection: Rheumatic fever is a condition that can occur following a streptococcus pyrogens infection, such as strep throat or scarlet fever. It's typically a disease of children, though it's now far less common than it used to be.

Question 7

what is rheumatic fever like?

Accepted Answer

Each person is  diff: It depends on the symptoms one can have, we see it  mostly in children and rare in the us, it occurs 2 to 4 weeks after a strep infection - can involve the joints, the skin, the heart,  the brain. Fever is where it gets it  name. It was said in skips the joints  but can bite the heart and cause  heart  damage. The cure is to prevent it  with treatment of the group a  strept throat infections.

Question 8

can rheumatic fever be cured?

Accepted Answer

No: You treat the strep infection which caused it; you give ant-iinflammatory agents (aspirin, steroids, etc.), and you then give symptomatic treatment to control the complications (such as congestive heart failure, etc.).  All these may modulate the disease, but not necessarily cure it.

Question 9

can you die from rheumatic fever?

Accepted Answer

Yes: About 1.5% of persons with rheumatic carditis die of the disease annually. Cardiac involvement is the most serious complication of rheumatic fever and causes significant morbidity and mortality. About 60% of  patients diagnosed with rheumatic fever annually will develop carditis.

Question 10

how many people get rheumatic fever?

Accepted Answer

20 million: Worldwide, it is estimated that as many as twenty million people (mostly children aged 5-15) develop rheumatic fever each year; most of these cases occur in developing countries.  In the United States, it is estimated that there may be as few as 2 cases per 100, 000 people each year which equals about 6000 cases.

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