PPT-RHEUMATIC FEVER Prepared by :

Sowmya V R Asst prof Child health nursing dept Subharti university Prepared by Sowmya V R Asst prof Child health nursing dept Subharti university OVER VIEW. 7NITD TDYITDIPP IN7NUTICFCUPNNTT D ITCDUTICTDI Is there a cure for rheumatic fever 4NICDUTCUITNTTCKF UTICFUUYUBIDWITINFWWKT FWNT BUTTDYTFIF4T WYPNTINIIPTNT If my child has had rheumatic fever must I restrict his or her activities TCIDNDNTNDTTICTIITIT RHEUMATIC FEVER. Acute, recurrent inflammatory disease . in children 5-15 yrs old (rarely adults). Characterized by inflammatory changes in the fibrous tissue of different organs mainly the heart and joints.. Vocabulary. 1. Beguile (. v. ). Delude, cheat, divert. 2. Brake (. n. ). A thicket. The friends were completely engaged in the game of capture the flag. They pursued the opposing team’s player who took their flag and disappeared into the . and Management. Didik. . Hariyanto. Indry. . Putri. . Festari. SymCARD . 4. . th. 2014. Pediatric Cardiology Subdivision. Division of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine. Faculty Medicine . Universitas. rheumatic diseases . of . childhood are characterized by . autoimmunity and . inflammation, which may be localized or generalized. .. The classic rheumatic diseases of children include . juvenile idiopathic arthritis . Pericarditis. • inflammation of the pericardium. Causes:.  may result from bacterial, viral or fungal infection.  can be assoc. w/ systemic diseases such as autoimmune. disorders, rheumatic fever, tuberculosis, cancer, leukemia,. Occurs as a result of complex interaction between GROUP A . Streptococcus . a susceptible host and environment.. An abnormal immune response to a GAS infection leads to an acute inflammatory illness that most commonly affects the joints, heart ,brain or skin.. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Branch. Queensland Health. RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE. A plan of action for Queensland. “While acute rheumatic fever has become a rare curiosity in Australia’s non-Indigenous population, its incidence in Indigenous Australians living in remote areas remains among the highest reported in the world. It is unlikely that such a stark contrast between two populations living within the same national borders exists for any other disease or on any other continent.” . TONSILS. . The palatine tonsils are sub epithelial lymphoid collections situated in- between the faucial pillars. These help in protecting the respiratory and alimentary tract from bacterial invasions and are thus prone to frequent attacks of infections. Infections can be acute and chronic.. and Suzanne T Anderson doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-3079382015 100: 370-375 Arch Dis Child  http://adc.bmj.com/content/100/4/370 These include: MaterialSupplementary 38.DC1Supplementary material Rheumatic Fever. . is a serious illness . caused by a sore throat (strep throat). is an inflammatory disease that causes . the brain . and joints to become inflamed and swollen. can make children . . and. . Education. . about. . Methotrexate. for . people. . with. a . Rheumatic. . and. . Musculoskeletal. . Disease. (RMD). Do . you. . have. a . rheumatic. . condition. * . and. take . and CLINICAL ASPEC. Nahar. . Taufiq. RS DR . Sardjito. Yogyakarta. Carditis. . Acute . Rhematic Fever (RF) and. Rhematic heart disease (RHD). Consequences of . Haemodynamic. When to Intervention?. . Hazim. . abdul. . Wahhab. General characters of streptococci. :. Spherical . (cocci) arranged in chain . or pairs. .. Gram- positive.. Most . streptococci are facultative anaerobes.. All . Streptococci are catalase negative..