Key result
A 13-year-old girl with Sydenham's chorea and rheumatic heart disease experienced spontaneous symptom resolution after 3 months while on regular Benzathine penicillin prophylaxis.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights that Sydenham's chorea can be the presenting symptom of rheumatic heart disease, emphasizing the importance of early diagnosis and secondary penicillin prophylaxis.
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Single case does not support altering prophylaxis; leaves open natural history of Sydenham's chorea in RHD.
Joshi et al. (2017) conducted a case report in Sydenham's chorea and Rheumatic heart disease (n=1). Benzathine penicillin prophylaxis was evaluated on Symptom resolution. A 13-year-old girl with Sydenham's chorea and rheumatic heart disease experienced spontaneous symptom resolution after 3 months while on regular Benzathine penicillin prophylaxis.
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