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Chronic rheumatic heart disease with recrudescence of acute rheumatic fever on histology: a case report
BACKGROUND: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa where it is the leading cause of cardiovascular mortality in the young. Rheumatic heart disease results from recurrent episodes of acute rheumatic fever (ARF), which are often difficult to diagnose clinically. Acute rheumatic...
Autores principales: | Mutithu, Daniel W, Roberts, Riyaadh, Manganyi, Rodgers, Ntusi, Ntobeko A B |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9295691/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35865226 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytac278 |
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