Nirmal Hema, Vani Pooja, Chhabra Manoj, Ron Nitin
Department of Pediatrics, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA.
Pediatr Cardiol. 2008 Jan;29(1):160-2. doi: 10.1007/s00246-007-9124-9. Epub 2007 Oct 19.
A 2-year-old boy with a history of presumed viral pharyngitis presented with rheumatic fever. The episode of pharyngitis was not treated with antibiotic at five years of age, physicians should be aware of the sequelae of untreated group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis.
一名有疑似病毒性咽炎病史的2岁男孩出现了风湿热。该咽炎发作在其5岁时未接受抗生素治疗,医生应意识到未治疗的A组β溶血性链球菌咽炎的后遗症。