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Acute Rheumatic Fever: A Review of Essential Cutaneous and Histological Findings

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an autoimmune response that may occur after infection with group A Streptococcus. Clinical manifestations are protean, making the syndrome difficult to recognize in the 21st century. Secondary prophylaxis with benzathine penicillin is given for 10 years after an episod...

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Autores principales: Heard, Matthew A, Green, Margaret C, Royer, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7870119/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33575142
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12577