Patient's question:
Leg pain, it's the kind of pain that feels deep in the bones, coming in waves. It's said this is rheumatic fever. But I've only ever heard of rheumatic diseases before, never rheumatic fever. What exactly is rheumatic fever? This should be different from rheumatic diseases, is it easy to treat?Doctor's answer:
Rheumatic fever is a disease caused by streptococcal infection, which often leads to recurrent rheumatic heart disease and may even cause secondary rheumatic arthritis of the second-level neurons. If the ASO level is elevated simultaneously, some penicillin-based anti-inflammatory drugs can be used for treatment. However, the treatment course needs to be relatively long, at least one month to normalize the indicators, and regular follow-up tests must be conducted to avoid recurrence of the condition.