Persistent Sydenham's chorea
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Francisco Cardoso; Antonio Pedro Vargas; Leonardo D. Oliveira; Agostinho A. Guer
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Article
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1999
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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BACKGROUND: Sydenham's chorea (SC) occurs in 26% of patients with rheumatic fever (RF). Despite usually being described as a self-limited condition, few reports indicate that SC may persist in rare subjects. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the proportion of subjects with SC lasting more than 2 years and