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Case Reports
. 2013 Jan;6(1):93-4.
doi: 10.4103/0974-2069.107246.

Syncope in a child

Goutam Datta  1
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Case Reports

Syncope in a child

Goutam Datta. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2013 Jan.

Abstract

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is a well-characterized illness. However, syncope in ARF due to advanced heart block is very rare. A 10-year-old boy was admitted with recurrent syncope for 12 h. The patient was diagnosed as ARF because of arthritis, elevated acute phase reactants, advanced heart block, high antistreptolysin O titer, and echocardiographic evidence of mitral regurgitation. On the 9(th) day of hospitalization, the electrocardiogram revealed normal sinus rhythm.

Keywords: Advanced heart block; rheumatic fever; syncope.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared

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Figure 1
High Grade AV block at admission
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Figure 2
Normal sinus rhythm after 9 days of admission
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