Patient's question:
My son has been experiencing needle-like sensations in his joints recently. I thought it was just because he was growing up too quickly, so I didn't pay much attention. On Sunday, I took him to the amusement park and we played all day. To my surprise, by the third day, he couldn't even get out of bed due to the pain. I took him to the hospital for a thorough examination, and the doctor's diagnosis was rheumatic fever. What kind of medicine should be taken for rheumatic fever?Doctor's answer:
Rheumatic fever is often accompanied by streptococcal infection, so penicillin-class drugs can be used to combat infection, and antipyretic and analgesic drugs can also be used to reduce fever. If joint pain is severe, some hormone-class drugs should be used appropriately during treatment. Regular tests of the ASO index must be conducted during the treatment period. If it cannot return to normal, approximately one year of treatment is needed to control the streptococcal infection.