ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER: A STUDY OF 132 CASES IN YOUNG ADULTS
Authors: R C BATES
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1958)

Article1 May 1958ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER: A STUDY OF 132 CASES IN YOUNG ADULTSRICHARD C. BATES, M.D., F.A.C.P.RICHARD C. BATES, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-48-5-1017 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe changing lights cast by new diagnostic aids and better therapy require that the classic concepts of the clinical picture of a disease be reexamined from time to time. The knowledge that rheumatic fever is always a sequel to a streptococcal infection, and that penicillin may prevent the disease1and prevent reinfections resulting in recurrent attacks,2should result in better mortality and morbidity statistics in the future. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: RICHARD C. BATES, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Lansing, Michigan*Received for publication March 22, 1957.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Richard C. Bates, M.D., 1820 East Michigan Avenue, Lansing 12, Michigan. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDiseases of the Heart and LungsBeta haemolytic streptococci and reactive arthritis in adults.The changing face of rheumatismRHEUMATISM AND ARTHRITIS: REVIEW OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERATURE OF RECENT YEARS (THIRTEENTH RHEUMATISM REVIEW)*CHARLEY J. SMYTH, M.D., F.A.C.P., ROGER L. BLACK, M.D., FELIX E. DEMARTINI, M.D., IVAN F. DUFF, M.D., F.A.C.P., EPHRAIM P. ENGLEMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., DONALD C. GRAHAM, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C), MAX M. MONTGOMERY, M.D., F.A.C.P., HOWARD F. POLLEY, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD F. ROSENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P., CARLOS F. SACASA, M.D., F.A.C.P., OTTO STEINBROCKER, M.D., HANS WAINE, M.D., GEORGE M. WILSON JR., M.D.Rheumatic Fever in the Young AdultErkrankungen des Endokard 1 May 1958Volume 48, Issue 5 Page: 1017-1025 Keywords Electrocardiography Forecasting Morbidity Mortality Penicillin Rheumatic fever Risk management Streptococcal infections Upper respiratory tract infections Young adults ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1958 PDF downloadLoading ...