Really weird how nonchalant people are about the unknown long-term effects of Covid in children, when we know that common and seemingly trivial illnesses can cause devastating complications decades later.
Rheumatic heart disease (L) from strep throat used to be common. Nml (R)
Rheumatic heart disease (L) from strep throat used to be common. Nml (R)
My father and my maternal grandmother both had rheumatic fever after strep. We still see the late complications in immigrants from developing countries.
We prescribe penicillin for strep throat mainly to prevent this complication. Acute strep goes away on its own in a few days.
We prescribe penicillin for strep throat mainly to prevent this complication. Acute strep goes away on its own in a few days.
My father needed emergent valve replacement in his 50s when his valvular stenosis worsened unexpected rapidly and he went into florid heart failure. His valve aperture was so tiny that the cardiologist couldn’t even get a catheter through it.
Rheumatic heart disease used to be one of the leading causes of death in young adults, second only to tuberculosis
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