Rheumatic fever x ray

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S. [3]; Anthony Gallo, B.S. [4]

Overview

On chest x-ray, rheumatic fever is characterized by cardiomegaly and pulmonary edema secondary to heart failure.

X Ray

There are no x-ray findings associated with rheumatic fever. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of rheumatic fever, which include:

• Cardiomegaly secondary to carditis and valve abnormalities
• Pulmonary edema

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  Plain chest film demonstrates bilateral increased interstitial markings.
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  Patient was intubated and ventilated. A diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease was made. Cardiomegaly is present.
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  Patient went to surgery and had a mitral and aortic valve replacement.