Epidemiological Investigation of Rheumatic Heart Disease in the Emergency Department in Dakar: A Descriptive Analysis
Aliou THIONGANE, Abou BA, Fatou LY, Aliou A. Ndongo, Djibril Boiro, Younoussa Kéita, Idrissa Basse, Babacar Niang, Indou Dême LY, Yaye Joor Dieng, Djenaba Fafa Cissé, Ndiogou Seck, Lamine Thiam, Amadou Lamine Fall, Papa Moctar Faye, Assane Sylla & Ousmane Ndiaye · Asian Journal of Pediatric Research · 2023
Background: Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD), also known as "Bouillaud's disease", is a post-streptococcal non-suppurative inflammatory disease complicating an upper airway infection with group A β-hemolytic streptococcus. Although RHD has almost disappeared in developed countries,...
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10.9734/ajpr/2023/v13i4301