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Rheumatic Fever in a 2-Year-Old Child

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A 2-year-old boy with a history of presumed viral pharyngitis presented with rheumatic fever. The episode of pharyngitis was not treated with antibiotic at five years of age, physicians should be aware of the sequelae of untreated group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, 11215, USA

    Hema Nirmal, Pooja Vani, Manoj Chhabra & Nitin Ron

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Nirmal, H., Vani, P., Chhabra, M. et al. Rheumatic Fever in a 2-Year-Old Child. Pediatr Cardiol 29, 160–162 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-007-9124-9

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