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Rheumatic Fever : Treatments

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Treatments Overview Articles

Rheumatic fever
Anti-inflammatory medications such as aspirin or corticosteroids reduce inflammation to help manage acute rheumatic fever. People who test positive for strep throat should also be treated with antibiotics. You may have to take low doses of antibio...
Source:ADAM
Date:June 8, 2007
Rheumatic Fever
A 10-day course of penicillin by mouth, or a single injection of penicillin G, is the first line of treatment for RF. Patients will need to remain on some regular dose of penicillin to prevent recurrence of RF. This can mean a small daily dose of ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Rheumatic Fever
Though there are no proven effective alternative remedies for rheumatic fever itself, alternative methods may help patients with the results and symptoms of the disease, such as pain relief and improved cardiac function. Rheumatoid arthritis can b...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Rheumatic Fever
A 10-day course of penicillin by mouth or a single injection of penicillin G is usually the first line of treatment for RF. If the child does not tolerate or is allergic to penicillin, other antibiotics can be used effectively. These antibiotics a...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
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