Resumen

SANTA CRUZ, Agustina et al. Acute rheumatic fever in adults in 2023, a rare diagnosis. Regarding a clinical case. Rev. Urug. Med. Int. [online]. 2024, vol.9, e404.  Epub 01-Dic-2024. ISSN 2393-6797.  https://doi.org/10.26445/09.01.12.

Acute rheumatic fever is a disease with low incidence in our region. Its complications involve high morbidity and mortality. Its diagnosis is currently a challenge, with clinical presentation playing a predominant role, allowing us to maintain a high diagnostic suspicion despite its low incidence. The clinical case of a male patient is presented, whose diagnosis posed a challenge for the healthcare team.

Palabras clave : Rheumatic fever; arthritis; glomerulonephritis; streptococcus pyogenes; group a β-haemolytic streptococci.

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