A Wandering Fire

Join me as I explore a case of fever and migratory inflammatory arthritis, then discuss the case with the double-boarded rheumatologist/infectious disease expert, Cassandra Calabrese, DO.

• Intro :10
• My new book :24
• Inside this episode 1:20
• Case presentation 1:38
• Introducing Dr. Cassandra Calabrese 9:22
• The interview 10:40
• Was the patient's presentation typical for rheumatic fever? 10:58
• Do most rheumatic fever cases have migratory arthritis? 13:23
• How different is this from reactive arthritis? 15:42
• What's the deal with aspirin in this condition? 17:26
• What are the skin manifestations? 18:19
• Tell us about Sydenham chorea 20:23
• What's the difference between valvulitis and carditis? 22:07
• Tell us about heart disease and recurrence 23:13
• Can you talk about rheumatic fever recurrence? 24:32
• Continuous prophylaxis 25:41
• Can you walk us through the ASO (antistreptolysin O) titer? 26:20
• How long is this on the differential? 28:38
• Summary of our discussion 29:43
• Thank you, Dr. Calabrese 32:18

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Cassandra Calabrese, DO, is a rheumatologist in the department of rheumatic and immunologic disease and the department of infectious disease at Cleveland Clinic.