We observed 73 patients of rheumatic fever admitted to the Dept. of Ped., Kyungpook National University Hospital from Jan. 1966 to Dec. 1974.
The results obtained were as follows:
1. As far as age distribution is concerned, majority of the patients were between 6 to 15(89.0 %) and the highest incidence was on the age group 10^12(36.9%)
2. Male to female sex ratio was 1 : 0.82.
3. Year distribution revieled very little significant difference.
4. Rheumatic fever more common in winter and fall than in summer.
5. Major manifestation were carditis(69.9%), polyarthritis (50.7%), chorea(2.7%), erythema marginatum (4.1%), and Subcutaneous nodule (4.156) whiie minor ones were fever (67.15vo) and arthralgia (71.2a) etc.
6. In laboratory findings, leukocytosis (>10,000/mm3) were in 47.9% and anemia (110.Ogm %) in 38.45061. In most cases, ESR(86.3ro) and ASO titer (81.4%) were elevated significantly.
7. Tachycardia was present in 51.7%.
Prolongation of P-R interval was seen in 40.0% and prolongation of Q-T interval was in 25 % on EKG findings.
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