Lahat E, Eshel G, Azizi E, Berlowitz Y, Mundel G
Pediatric Division, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel.
Isr J Med Sci. 1989 Oct;25(10):568-70.
In the past most cases of childhood chorea were related to rheumatic fever and were treated appropriately. With the decrease in the incidence of rheumatic fever less common etiologies of chorea should be investigated. This report demonstrates the difficulties of distinguishing between chorea associated with rheumatic fever and chorea associated with systemic lupus erythematosus.
