scholarly journals A retrospective study: Acute rheumatic fever and post-streptococcal reactive arthritis in Japan

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 617-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Sato ◽  
Yoji Uejima ◽  
Eisuke Suganuma ◽  
Tadamasa Takano ◽  
Yutaka Kawano
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Reactive Arthritis ◽  
Acute Rheumatic Fever

Poststreptococcal Reactive Arthritis

2006 ◽  
Vol 96 (4) ◽  
pp. 362-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Logan ◽  
Patrick J. McKee
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Reactive Arthritis ◽  
Acute Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Streptococcal Infection ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Poststreptococcal Reactive Arthritis

Acute rheumatic fever is a delayed inflammatory disease that follows streptococcal infection of the throat. Poststreptococcal reactive arthritis is a sterile arthritis associated with antecedent streptococcal infection in patients not fulfilling the Jones criteria for acute rheumatic fever. Poststreptococcal reactive arthritis has been reported to have lower-extremity predominance and, therefore, should be included in the differential diagnosis of patients with lower-extremity arthritis. A review of the literature, distinguishing poststreptococcal reactive arthritis from acute rheumatic fever, and treatment options are discussed here. A case report is also presented. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 96(4): 362–366, 2006)

scholarly journals Toward the Knowledge of the Epidemiological Impact of Acute Rheumatic Fever in Italy

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonino Maria Quintilio Alberio ◽  
Filippo Pieroni ◽  
Alessandro Di Gangi ◽  
Susanna Cappelli ◽  
Giulia Bini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Acute Rheumatic Fever ◽  
Risk Group ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Geographic Area ◽  
Joint Involvement ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Epidemiological Impact

Background: To estimate the incidence of Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) in Tuscany, a region of Central Italy, evaluating the epidemiological impact of the new diagnostic guidelines, and to analyse our outcomes in the context of the Italian overview.Methods: A multicenter and retrospective study was conducted involving children <18 years old living in Tuscany and diagnosed in the period between 2010 and 2019. Two groups were established based on the new diagnostic criteria: High-Risk (HR) group patients, n = 29 and Low-Risk group patients, n = 96.Results: ARF annual incidence ranged from 0.91 to 7.33 out of 100,000 children in the analyzed period, with peak of incidence registered in 2019. The application of HR criteria led to an increase of ARF diagnosis of 30%. Among the overall cohort joint involvement was the most represented criteria (68%), followed by carditis (58%). High prevalence of subclinical carditis was observed (59%).Conclusions: Tuscany should be considered an HR geographic area and HR criteria should be used for ARF diagnosis in this region.

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