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Low Creatinine Levels And Rheumatisms
Acute rheumatic fever
Treatment
If you are diagnosed with acute rheumatic fever you will be treated with antibiotics.
Anti-inflammatory medications such as aspirin or corticosteroids reduce inflammation to help manage acute rheumatic fever.
You may have to take low doses of antibiotics (such as penicillin, sulfadiazine, or erythromycin) over the long term to prevent strep throat from returning.
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Expectations (prognosis)
Rheumatic fever is likely to come back in people...
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