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SUBMITTER: Njaa P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7893184 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
CJC open 20201012 2
We describe the case of an adult First Nations woman employed as a daycare worker who presented with clinical symptoms, signs, and imaging suggestive of acute heart failure. In our report, we discuss the likely diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever. Novel teaching points: The incidence of rheumatic fever in Canada is likely underestimated, and it is important to consider the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever in individuals presenting with acute heart failure. More research is needed in Canada to f ...[more]