Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2006
A 10 y.o. boy was ill with angina 2 weeks ago, has complaints of joint pain and stiffness of his left knee and right elbow. There was fever (38,5°) and ankle disfunction, enlargement of cardiac dullness by 2 cm, tachycardia, weakness of the 1st sound, gallop rhythm, weak systolic murmur near apex. What diagnosis corresponds with such symptoms?
Answer options
- Acute rheumatic fever
- Reactive arthritis
- Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosis
- Reiter’s disease
Correct answer
Acute rheumatic fever
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