Rheumatic chorea in pregnancy: A rare case report

Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 7

Abstract

Rheumatic heart disease often associated with chorea. Here we present a case of rheumatic heart disease with pregnancy, had chorea appeared first time in pregnancy. Those chorea movements disappeared two months postpartum.

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Syeda Bushra Fatima, Suresh Rawte, Shubhangi Mande, Swati Shiradkar

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Syeda Bushra Fatima, Suresh Rawte, Shubhangi Mande, Swati Shiradkar (2016). Rheumatic chorea in pregnancy: A rare case report. MedPulse -International Medical Journal, 3(7), 607-608. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-207456