Abstract
Rheumatic fever presenting with complete heart block is very rare and usually transient. We describe a child with chronic severe rheumatic mitral stenosis with persistent complete heart block with interesting echocardiographic findings.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Atrioventricular Block / diagnosis
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Atrioventricular Block / etiology*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Echocardiography, Doppler / methods*
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Electrocardiography*
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Female
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Humans
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Mitral Valve Stenosis / complications*
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Mitral Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
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Rheumatic Heart Disease / complications*
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Rheumatic Heart Disease / diagnosis