Sydenham's chorea: Not gone but perhaps forgotten

Miranda Crealey; Nicholas M. Allen; David Webb; Anthony Bouldin; Niamh Mc Sweeney; Deirdre Peake; Sandya Tirupathi; Karina Butler; Mary D. King

doi:10.1136/archdischild-2015-308693

Sydenham's chorea: Not gone but perhaps forgotten

Miranda Crealey
, Nicholas M. Allen
, David Webb
, Anthony Bouldin
, Niamh Mc Sweeney
, Deirdre Peake
, Sandya Tirupathi
, Karina Butler
, Mary D. King

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Abstract

Sydenham's chorea (SC) is characterised by chorea, emotional lability and hypotonia. In this study, we investigated the incidence and clinical presentation of childhood SC in Ireland (years 2006-2014). Nineteen cases were diagnosed. Five patients had rheumatic fever. An increasing trend with an incidence of 0.23/100 000 is reported. As most referral diagnoses included psychogenic illness, head injury and stroke, modern physicians may not be aware of this age old illness. A review of the manifestations and diagnosis of SC is presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1160-1162
Number of pages	3
Journal	Archives of disease in childhood
Volume	100
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2015-308693
Publication status	Published - Dec 2015
Externally published	Yes

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