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What Are The Chances Of Rheumatic Fevers Recurrence?

Hello Doctoe, I am Arthur. At my age 11 i was affected by Rhumatic fever and doctor advised me to take penidure injection every 21 days . I took injection for next 5 years. Then i Stopped injection and took tablet (pendits 400) for next 2 years. I stopped having tablet also @ my Age 18. Now am 23(Age), am not feeling any health issues and never felt pains in the joints still now. Now my question is, whether i ll have any further health problems regarding rhumatic fever?
Wed, 29 Oct 2014
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At the age of 11 yrs , you suffered with rheumatic fever ( it is caused by streptococcus pyogenes , group A sreptococci)and for this got PENIDURE ( BENZATHINE injection for almost 5 years , after this pentids 400 mg for 2 years .
This is known as prophylxis treatment , and you got it even 2 years more than recommended period .
You are right , now you are not at risk at all but if you get streptococcus pyogenes bacteria again , you may suffer with rheumatic fever , BECAUSE you can't get antibody or immunity against bacteria .
So be careful whenever you suffer throat infection at once consult an E N T and get in throat swab culture for streptococcus infection.
Hot saline gargles and local antiseptic solution gargles at once , if any throat infection in future.
Hope this will help you.
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What Are The Chances Of Rheumatic Fevers Recurrence?

Hello At the age of 11 yrs , you suffered with rheumatic fever ( it is caused by streptococcus pyogenes , group A sreptococci)and for this got PENIDURE ( BENZATHINE injection for almost 5 years , after this pentids 400 mg for 2 years . This is known as prophylxis treatment , and you got it even 2 years more than recommended period . You are right , now you are not at risk at all but if you get streptococcus pyogenes bacteria again , you may suffer with rheumatic fever , BECAUSE you can t get antibody or immunity against bacteria . So be careful whenever you suffer throat infection at once consult an E N T and get in throat swab culture for streptococcus infection. Hot saline gargles and local antiseptic solution gargles at once , if any throat infection in future. Hope this will help you.