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ArticleInfectious disease reports2026

A Rare Case of Acute Rheumatic Fever Diagnosed After Recent Travel Abroad.

Debora Agreiter, Stefan Fuchs, Franziska Marti

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Article in Infectious disease reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Debora AgreiterDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hospital Walenstadt, 8880 Walenstadt, Switzerland.
Stefan FuchsDepartment of Hematology, Cantonal Hospital of Graubünden, 7000 Chur, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0003-7673-3251
Franziska MartiDepartment of Infectiology, Cantonal Hospital of Graubünden, 7000 Chur, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0003-3223-1954

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Abstract

backgroundAcute rheumatic fever (ARF) is a clinical syndrome triggered by CASE PRESENTATION: An 18-year-old woman presented to the emergency department five days after returning from a one-week stay in Egypt with intermittent fever and a transient sore throat, followed by migratory joint pain. Laboratory testing revealed leukocytosis, elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). Chest X-ray, urine analysis, and (travel-associated) pathogen-testing (

conclusionsThis case highlights a rare occurrence of ARF following travel to Egypt, with probable acquisition of

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arthralgiaGAS-pharyngitispenicillinrheumatic feversecondary prophylaxis

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PMID42645803
PMCPMC13512616

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