17.Rheumatic heart disease

HARDOI : UP RBSK team of doctors cured akash , Child of 12.. age. Child was suffering with 17.Rheumatic heart disease disease from birth and now treatment is going on under the supervision of UP RBSK doctors. Now akash will be able to continue as a normal child and family members are very happy as they got this all help from government in free of cost.

What is 17.Rheumatic heart disease

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) describes a group of short-term (acute) and long-term (chronic) heart disorders that can occur after an episode of acute rheumatic fever (ARF). Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease that may affect many connective tissues of the body, especially, those of the heart, joints, brain or skin. It usually starts out as a streptococcal throat infection in children between the ages of 5 and 15 years. One common result of rheumatic fever is heart valve damage. This damage to the heart valves may lead to a valve disorders and also heart failure. RHD is the most serious complication of rheumatic fever.