Torsade de pointes in a child with acute rheumatic fever

Authors
Liberman, L Hordof, AJ Alfayyadh, M Salafia, CM Pass, RH
Citation
L. Liberman et al., Torsade de pointes in a child with acute rheumatic fever, J PEDIAT, 138(2), 2001, pp. 280-282
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,"Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
ISSN journal
00223476 → ACNP
Volume
138
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
280 - 282
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(200102)138:2<280:TDPIAC>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Ventricular arrhythmias are uncommon in acute rheumatic carditis. We report the case of a child who presented with rheumatic carditis, prolonged corre cted QT interval, and torsade de pointes. The episodes of torsade were cont rolled with beta -blockade and cardiac pacing. The child subsequently died as a result of brain injury; the autopsy revealed classic findings of acute rheumatic carditis.