Rheumatic heart disease is a complication that can arise from which type of infection?
A. Epstein-Barr virus
B. Diptheria
C. Group A beta hemolytic streptococcus
D. Streptococcus pneumoniae
ANS: C
Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) pharyngitis is a bacterial infection of the pharynx, commonly called strep throat. Complications of GABHS pharyngitis, although rare, include rheumatic heart disease and glomerulonephritis, and the condition requires prompt diagnosis and definitive treatment. Most patients with GABHS pharyngitis are children and youths. Other bacterial causes of pharyngitis include mycoplasmal pneumonia, gonorrhea, and diphtheria.
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