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Sydenham’s Chorea as the First Manifestation of Rheumatic Fever in Two Boys

Sydenham’s chorea is a cardinal manifestation of rheumatic fever, but it is more common in girls. We describe two boys who developed Sydenham’s chorea and were successfully treated. CASE 1: A 5-year-old boy started an involuntary movement of his hand, progressing to all the upper limbs, bilaterally....

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Autores principales: de Carvalho, Jozélio Freire, Churilov, Leonid P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology (MJR) 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8802207/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35128332
http://dx.doi.org/10.31138/mjr.32.4.369