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Indian Pediatr
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2013 November; 50(11): 1058-1059
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-170063
ABSTRACT
Background: Erythromycin is recommended for secondary prophylaxis in children with rheumatic heart disease, who are allergic to penicillin. Case Characteristics: A 9-year-old girl, with rheumatic heart disease, on secondary prophylaxis with erythromycin 250 mg BD, presented with acute rheumatic fever. Outcome: Responded to steroids and started on a higher dose (250 mg TDS) of erythromycin for secondary prophylaxis. Message: There is need to document the resistance of group A streptococci to erythromycin.