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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: PURPOSE, DATA SOURCES. Meshes: Adolescent, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Anticonvulsants, Child, Chorea, Diagnosis, Differential, Diagnostic Errors, Humans, Myocarditis, Pharyngitis, Prognosis, Streptococcal Infections.
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Can't stop dancing: could it be St. Vitus' dance? Context: To inform providers of one of the rare but significant consequences that result from not diagnosing and treating streptococcal pharyngitis: Sydenham's chorea (St. Vitus' dance). Current Internet sources including review articles, informational articles, online medical textbooks, and professional organization Web sites.
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It is vital that each case of streptococcal pharyngitis be treated with appropriate antibiotic therapy. Doing so will help prevent the sequelae associated with streptococcal infections, such as acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and Sydenham's chorea.