Acute Rheumatic Fever in a COVID-19-Positive Pediatric Patient

Bacterial coinfection and COVID-19 have been reported in pediatric populations. We describe a case of Sydenham’s chorea, which is exceedingly rare in developed countries, with concurrent COVID-19. Discussed here is the clinical course of an 8-year-old COVID-positive female with pure Sydenham’s chore...

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Main Authors:	Christa I. DeVette, Cherise S. Ali, Devon W. Hahn, Stephanie D. DeLeon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:	Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6655330

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spelling	doaj-014622b693414273b898f42e380b10652021-04-26T00:03:15ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68112021-01-01202110.1155/2021/6655330Acute Rheumatic Fever in a COVID-19-Positive Pediatric PatientChrista I. DeVette0Cherise S. Ali1Devon W. Hahn2Stephanie D. DeLeon3Department of PediatricsDepartment of PediatricsDepartment of PediatricsDepartment of PediatricsBacterial coinfection and COVID-19 have been reported in pediatric populations. We describe a case of Sydenham’s chorea, which is exceedingly rare in developed countries, with concurrent COVID-19. Discussed here is the clinical course of an 8-year-old COVID-positive female with pure Sydenham’s chorea and subclinical carditis from acute rheumatic fever. To our knowledge, there are no documented reports of acute rheumatic fever in a pediatric patient with coexisting COVID-19 infection.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6655330
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author	Christa I. DeVette Cherise S. Ali Devon W. Hahn Stephanie D. DeLeon
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author_facet	Christa I. DeVette Cherise S. Ali Devon W. Hahn Stephanie D. DeLeon
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title	Acute Rheumatic Fever in a COVID-19-Positive Pediatric Patient
title_short	Acute Rheumatic Fever in a COVID-19-Positive Pediatric Patient
title_full	Acute Rheumatic Fever in a COVID-19-Positive Pediatric Patient
title_fullStr	Acute Rheumatic Fever in a COVID-19-Positive Pediatric Patient
title_full_unstemmed	Acute Rheumatic Fever in a COVID-19-Positive Pediatric Patient
title_sort	acute rheumatic fever in a covid-19-positive pediatric patient
publisher	Hindawi Limited
series	Case Reports in Pediatrics
issn	2090-6811
publishDate	2021-01-01
description	Bacterial coinfection and COVID-19 have been reported in pediatric populations. We describe a case of Sydenham’s chorea, which is exceedingly rare in developed countries, with concurrent COVID-19. Discussed here is the clinical course of an 8-year-old COVID-positive female with pure Sydenham’s chorea and subclinical carditis from acute rheumatic fever. To our knowledge, there are no documented reports of acute rheumatic fever in a pediatric patient with coexisting COVID-19 infection.
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Acute Rheumatic Fever in a COVID-19-Positive Pediatric Patient

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