Evaluation of the epidemiological findings of acute rheumatic fever between 1981 and 2012

Authors : Mehmet Emre ARI

Pages : 1-6

Doi:10.5455/jicm.16.20160921

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Publication Date : 2017-03-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Background: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of acute rheumatic fever insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ARF); in Turkish children. Material and Methods: Our data was collected from the population and hospital based studies in Turkey between 1981 and 2012. We examined 12 studies reported from Turkey between these dates. Results: Between 1981-1990, 1991-2000, 2001-2012; 573, 1677, 1688 patients had been followed up, respectively. In these three periods of follow up time carditis was observed in insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(51, 62 and 71% of patients);, arthritis in insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(67, 68, 56% of patients);, Sydenham`s chorea in insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(13, 13 and 13% of patients); and erythema marginatum in insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2, 0.1, 1% of patients);, respectively. Between 1981-1990, 1991-2000 and 2001-2012 the incidence of ARF was detected 1.1/100.000, 2.6/100.000 and 2.3/100.000, respectively. Conclusion: While ARF incidence in Turkey had remained at a constant rate until 1980, a rapid decline occurred after this time, and this decline remained almost unchanged until 2012.
Keywords : Acute rheumatic fever, Incidence, Prevalence, Turkey