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Pediatric Rheumatic Fever With Acute Fulminant Carditis: A Case Report
Caroline Willaert1, Sophie Lecomte2, Nicolas Arribard3
1Pediatrics, Academic Children Hospital Queen Fabiola, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BEL.
Insights
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF), a serious autoimmune disease, can cause fatal heart damage. This case highlights ARF with pancarditis in a child from a developed country, emphasizing the need for awareness despite low prevalence.
Area of Science:
- Rheumatology
- Cardiology
- Pediatrics
Background:
- Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is a significant global cause of heart disease and mortality, particularly in children from developing nations.
- It is an inflammatory autoimmune condition affecting multiple body systems.
Abstract:
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is a multi-system inflammatory autoimmune disease. It is a significant cause of heart disease and early death worldwide, especially in children in developing countries. We present a case of acute fulminant rheumatic carditis in a child with no obvious predisposing factors, who resided in a developed country where this disease is not endemic. After pathological examination, a diagnosis of ARF with pancarditis was confirmed. This disease was not suspected before the pathological examination because of its low prevalence in Belgium.
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