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Valvulitis—bacterial or rheumatic?
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An 11-year-old girl presented with pyrexia, severe mitral regurgitation, and cardiac failure. The child's condition deteriorated necessitating an emergency life-saving valve replacement. Although the revised Jones's criteria were not fulfilled, histology confirmed acute rheumatic carditis.
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