1956
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(56)90186-3
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The relationship of Sydenham's chorea to infection with group A streptococci

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“…9 Sydenham's chorea was described by Thomas Sydenham in 1686 and it has been associated with rheumatic fever since 1956. 10 It is a major manifestation of rheumatic fever and, according to the latest modification of the Jones criteria in 1992, a criterion sufficient even by itself for the diagnosis of the disease. 8 The incidence of Sydenham's chorea has been increasing in our country over the last few years, as demonstrated in a recent publication.…”
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“…9 Sydenham's chorea was described by Thomas Sydenham in 1686 and it has been associated with rheumatic fever since 1956. 10 It is a major manifestation of rheumatic fever and, according to the latest modification of the Jones criteria in 1992, a criterion sufficient even by itself for the diagnosis of the disease. 8 The incidence of Sydenham's chorea has been increasing in our country over the last few years, as demonstrated in a recent publication.…”
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“…Todavia, isso não se aplica para a coréia isolada, onde os valores de ASO podem estar normais em sua fase clinicamente ativa 20 .…”
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“…O declínio foi também determinado, nesta população protegida de infecções estreptocócicas, por meio de profilaxia secundária com penicilina benzatina a cada três semanas, mostrando que estes níveis se mantêm está-veis após o 4 o mês do surto inicial. O resultado da média geométrica dos valores ASO, por ocasião do diagnóstico de FRA em nossos pacientes (534 UI/ml), foi comparável aos resultados descritos na literatura por Ayoub & Wannamaker (446 U/ml) nos anos 60 nos Estados Unidos 16 e por Berrios et al (460 U/ml) nos anos 80 no Chile 17 , indicando que mudanças sócio-demográficas mais recentes não modificaram este perfil [18][19][20][21] .…”
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