Cardiomyopathy with Acute Rheumatic Fever in Children: A Case Report

Authors

  • Ni Gusti Ayu Putu Lestari Santika Dewi General Practitioner, Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, BaliMed Karangasem Hospital, Karangasem, Indonesia
  • Gede Aditya Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, BaliMed Karangasem Hospital, Karangasem, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37275/amcr.v4i2.291

Keywords:

Cardiomyopathy, Carditis, Echocardiography, Myocardium, Rheumatic fever

Abstract

Cardiomyopathy is defined as a disease of the myocardium that can cause cardiac dysfunction. The complication of this condition usually can manifest in heart failure, arrhythmia, and even sudden death. This study will describe a rare case of cardiomyopathy with acute rheumatic fever in children. In this study, a girl aged 11 years and 2 months with no history of heart disease was admitted to the hospital with congestive heart failure due to cardiomyopathy and acute rheumatic fever. Acute rheumatic fever is diagnosed based on the presence of carditis, high erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and positive antistreptolysin titer-O (ASTO). Cardiomyopathy is diagnosed by echocardiography. The prognosis of this patient is poor due to poor left ventricular function. In conclusion, patients with clinical features of ARF/RHD should be promptly treated and referred for definite diagnosis and long-term management to limit the extent of heart damage.

Authors

  • Ni Gusti Ayu Putu Lestari Santika Dewi1*
  • Gede Aditya2
  1. 1General Practitioner, Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, BaliMed Karangasem Hospital, Karangasem, Indonesia
  2. 2Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, BaliMed Karangasem Hospital, Karangasem, Indonesia

Corresponding author Ni Gusti Ayu Putu Lestari Santika Dewi — santikad106@gmail.com

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Published

2023-04-03

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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2023): Archives of The Medicine and Case Reports

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Cardiomyopathy with Acute Rheumatic Fever in Children: A Case Report. (2023). Archives of The Medicine and Case Reports, 4(2), 357-362. https://doi.org/10.37275/amcr.v4i2.291

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