Anand K S, Thakur L C
Department of Neurology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
J Trop Med Hyg. 1991 Dec;94(6):393-4.
A total of 40 cases of cryptogenic chorea were studied over a period of 4 years in JIPMER Hospital which serves the population of Pondicherry and adjoining regions of South India. Analysis of our cases showed the highest incidence for the 10-15 year age group with no sex predilection. Arthralgia and non-specific fever preceded the onset of chorea in most patients. The majority had generalized chorea of variable severity. Laboratory evidence of rheumatic fever was absent in all cases. The socioeconomic, environmental and cultural factors contributing to persistently high rate of infections together with the absence of evidence of a rheumatic process indicate a non-rheumatic aetiology.
在为印度南部本地治里及周边地区人群服务的贾瓦哈拉尔·尼赫鲁医学院医院，在4年时间里共研究了40例隐源性舞蹈病患者。对我们的病例分析显示，10至15岁年龄组发病率最高，且无性别倾向。大多数患者在舞蹈病发作前有关节痛和非特异性发热。多数患者有不同严重程度的全身性舞蹈病。所有病例均无风湿热的实验室证据。导致感染率持续居高不下的社会经济、环境和文化因素，以及缺乏风湿过程的证据，表明其病因是非风湿性的。
