Update on acute rheumatic fever

Description: The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, MEDLINE, and EMBASE were searched from 1996 to 2007 with a focus on prevention, epidemiology, and disease management. Case series data from medical records at the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre in Ontario were also used.
Acute rheumatic fever is still a clinical entity in aboriginal communities in northwest Ontario. Identification, treatment, and secondary prophylaxis are necessary.
Update on acute rheumatic fever It still exists in remote communities Sharen Madden, MD CCFP FCFP and Len Kelly, MD MClinSc CCFP FCFP Can Fam Physician. 2009 May; 55(5): 475–478. Full text