Journal article
Acute rheumatic fever and erythema marginatum in an adult patient
Proceedings - Baylor University. Medical Center, Vol.35(4), pp.550-551
06/09/2022
DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2022.2065073
PMCID: PMC9196722
PMID: 35754593
Abstract
A 41-year-old woman presented for evaluation of a pruritic eruption with an abrupt onset, starting on her flanks and then spreading to her arms and legs. She had 2 weeks of fever, chills, malaise, migratory joint pain, nausea, and mental confusion. An antistreptolysin O titer was positive. Upon hospital admission, bilateral lower-extremity chorea movements were observed, and her C-reactive protein level was elevated (3.7 mg/dL). Biopsy results supported erythema marginatum. Based on these clinical and laboratory findings, the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever was established.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Acute rheumatic fever and erythema marginatum in an adult patient
- Creators
- Sonali Batta - Texas A&M Health Science Center College of MedicineHannah Pederson - Scott & White HospitalKaren B. Brust - Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleKatherine H. Fiala - Scott & White Hospital
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Proceedings - Baylor University. Medical Center, Vol.35(4), pp.550-551
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- DOI
- 10.1080/08998280.2022.2065073
- PMID
- 35754593
- PMCID
- PMC9196722
- ISSN
- 0899-8280
- eISSN
- 1525-3252
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/09/2022
- Academic Unit
- Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984359693002771
Metrics
19 Record Views