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Corea de Sydenham - Treatment

Nombres alternativos

Baile o mal de San Vito

Tratamiento:

Antibióticos empleados para destruir las bacterias que causan la fiebre reumática. El médico puede igualmente recetar antibióticos para prevenir futuras infecciones de fiebre reumática. Éstos se denominan antibióticos preventivos o profilaxis con antibióticos.

Los síntomas se tratarán de la manera apropiada. Se puede necesitar la sedación en casos graves.

Expectativas (pronóstico):

Generalmente, la corea de Sydenham se resuelve en unos pocos meses. En casos raros, una forma inusual de la corea de Sydenham puede iniciarse posteriormente en la vida.

Complicaciones:

Se espera que no haya complicaciones.

Situaciones que requieren asistencia médica:

Consulte con el médico si su hijo desarrolla movimientos espasmódicos o incontrolables, especialmente si el niño ha tenido recientemente dolor de garganta.

Reviewed last on: 9/28/2010
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Bisno AL. Rheumatic fever. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 313.

Lang A. Other movement disorders. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 434.

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