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**Travelling to endemic regions such as developing countries | **Travelling to endemic regions such as developing countries | ||
**Usually occurs among children between 5-15years of age | **Usually occurs among children between 5-15years of age | ||
*Family history - positive family history of rheumatic fever increases the risk for rheumatic fever as [[autosomal recessive gene]] pattern of inheritance has been observed in several studies<ref name="pmid13431316">{{cite journal| author=DIAMOND EF| title=Hereditary and environmental factors in the pathogenesis of rheumatic fever. | journal=Pediatrics | year= 1957 | volume= 19 | issue= 5 | pages= 908-15 | pmid=13431316 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref><ref name="pmid16860129">{{cite journal| author=Martin JM, Barbadora KA| title=Continued high caseload of rheumatic fever in western Pennsylvania: Possible rheumatogenic emm types of streptococcus pyogenes. | journal=J Pediatr | year= 2006 | volume= 149 | issue= 1 | pages= 58-63 | pmid=16860129 | doi=10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.03.006 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16860129 }} </ref>. | |||
*Strain of streptococcus - There are certain strains of [[group A streptococcus]] such as emm type 12 which are known to cause rheumatic fever<ref name="pmid16860129">{{cite journal| author=Martin JM, Barbadora KA| title=Continued high caseload of rheumatic fever in western Pennsylvania: Possible rheumatogenic emm types of streptococcus pyogenes. | journal=J Pediatr | year= 2006 | volume= 149 | issue= 1 | pages= 58-63 | pmid=16860129 | doi=10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.03.006 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16860129 }} </ref>. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Overcrowding, poor sanitation, low socio-economic conditions and family history are the common risk factors for acquiring rheumatic fever.
Risk Factors
Factors that may increase the risk for acquiring rheumatic fever include:
- Environmental factors[1]:
- Dampness at home
- Overcrowding
- Poor sanitation
- Low socio-economic status
- Travelling to endemic regions such as developing countries
- Usually occurs among children between 5-15years of age
- Family history - positive family history of rheumatic fever increases the risk for rheumatic fever as autosomal recessive gene pattern of inheritance has been observed in several studies[2][3].
- Strain of streptococcus - There are certain strains of group A streptococcus such as emm type 12 which are known to cause rheumatic fever[3].
References
- ↑ Vlajinac H, Adanja B, Marinković J, Jarebinski M (1991). "Influence of socio-economic and other factors on rheumatic fever occurrence". Eur J Epidemiol. 7 (6): 702–4. PMID 1783067.
- ↑ DIAMOND EF (1957). "Hereditary and environmental factors in the pathogenesis of rheumatic fever". Pediatrics. 19 (5): 908–15. PMID 13431316.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Martin JM, Barbadora KA (2006). "Continued high caseload of rheumatic fever in western Pennsylvania: Possible rheumatogenic emm types of streptococcus pyogenes". J Pediatr. 149 (1): 58–63. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.03.006. PMID 16860129.