my son is eleven years old. when he was 9 years old he did experience some pain in joints. specially in his knees. it swelled sometimes. we did test him for uric acid and some other test and he is diagnosed with rheumatic fever. this is what the doctor explained to us. it is a good thing that he was diagnosed early and it medication can still protect his heart. he is given a vial of benzathine penicillin (zalpen) 1. 2 million iu every 14 days. and we do also some 2d echo every year and his heart is still okey. he will stop his vial injection when he will reached 21 years old. our doctor guarantee us that his heart will be safe if only we will not miss some of his vial injection. and other explanation he is suffering subclinical tonsillitis before that we did not able to cure because it is not visible. that's why he has a rheumatic fever.
i had rhematic fever as a child. was just wondering if i need to know what effects that may have taken on my heart.? . how can rhematic fever effect your heart when you get older?