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Title: Rheumatic Fever in Children: Symptoms and treatment (1)


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Rheumatic Fever in Children
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Rheumatic Fever in Children
  • Rheumatic fever  is a medical condition that
    can be brought on after a strep throat infection
    or after the body has been affected by a scarlet
    fever. This condition is caused by the
    streptococcus bacteria and leads to a cluster of
    symptoms that are unlike the ones that a regular
    fever leads to. This fever can be seen to affect
    the skin, the brain, joints, the heart, and the
    blood vessels as well. The bacteria make way into
    the body and then settle. If the original
    condition is not treated, it can then lead to the
    emergence of this type of fever.

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Symptoms
  • Along with a study of the causes of this
    condition, one must also understand the symptoms
    of the same. When the bacteria enters the body
    through infections, and is left untreated, it
    settles in and then makes way as this complex
    condition that affects the human body and mind at
    varied levels. When it comes to children, the
    risks can get to be even more because they have a
    weaker immune system than adults. Here are some
    of the symptoms of rheumatic fever that can be
    studied. There can be swelling, pain, redness,
    and extreme tenderness in the child's joints. It
    might affect the knees, ankles, elbow, and
    wrists. The joints can also get filled with
    liquid and increase the pain further. This
    affects their regular movements and thereby leads
    to a whole lot of pain. The joints can get
    affected one after the other making the healing a
    long-drawn process.
  • There can be a fever of varying degrees.

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Symptoms
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  • Weight loss will start to make way as well.
  • The child will complain of being fatigued and
    experiencing lack of energy which will affect all
    his/her regular functions.
  • There will be deterioration in the child's
    neuro-muscular movements.a This can be observed
    in the jerky movements that they exhibit in all
    functions (look for a change in handwriting).
  • A skin rash that is reddish to pinkish in colour
    will come about. This rash might be very abrasive
    to touch. It mostly comes over on the legs and
    hands.
  • There might also be the emergence of small bumps
    under the skin. These can be very painful.
  • The heartbeats can become extremely fast which is
    a sign of the heart turning weak. This is usually
    a sign of acute rheumatic fever in children.
  • Nausea, cough, vomiting, and dizziness are also
    seen as one of the most common signs of this
    fever.

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Treatments
  • The treatment for rheumatic fever is undertaken
    with 3 objectives in mind. First, to treat the
    inflammation that has been caused. Second, to get
    rid of the bacteria. And third, to ensure that it
    does not make a comeback. This can be undertaken
    in the following ways. Antibiotics will be
    administered to get rid of the inflammation that
    is brought on by the fever. The course is
    continued for a long period of time-maybe even
    years-so that the infection does not make a
    comeback.
  • Penicillin is also given for the same reasons-so
    that in case the streptococcal bacteria are still
    in the body, it can be destroyed.
  • Rest is important. It will ensure that a person
    does not undertake any stressful actions or come
    in contact with the bacteria. This measure is
    usually taken when the heart condition of the
    child is severely weakened.

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Treatments
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  • It is important to not delegate a strep
    throat or a scarlet fever as something
    unimportant, and ensure that the child is treated
    for the same at the earliest. Other than that,
    the emergence of any of these signs should be
    gotten checked immediately enough and the
    treatment for the same started out as well.

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