Rheumatic fever among children in the Negev

R. Ilia, D. Gussarsky, A. Levitas, M. Gueron

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    Abstract

    Between 1977-1989, 143 children with acute rheumatic fever were hospitalized here. In contrast to western countries, there has been no decline in the absolute number of hospitalizations for this disease here. A high prevalence of rheumatic fever was found among Bedouins and non-Ashkenazi Jews (2.5 and 1.5 times greater than the expected incidence, respectively). The affected children were usually from large families and lived in crowded conditions. Recurrences of rheumatic fever were more frequent among girls, and they were affected at an older age. The manifestations, in order of frequency, were arthritis, carditis and chorea. Chorea was found only among girls.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)289-290
    Number of pages2
    JournalHarefuah
    Volume122
    Issue number5
    StatePublished - 1 Jan 1992

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Medicine

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