Penicillin Therapy in Children with Acute Rheumatic Fever: Side Effects, Malpractice and Anaphylactic Reactions
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is more common in developing countries.ARF is a systemic disorder, which develops in children following group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis.Rheumatic valvular disease is caused by autoimmune responses.Penicillin is used in the treatment of GAS tonsillopharyngitis and in primary and secondary prophylaxis against ARF.A