Question 250 · LEK · Kawasaki disease
Currently, the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children is:
- A. VSD (ventricular septal defect).
- B. PDA (patent ductus arteriosus).
- C. Kawasaki disease.
- D. rheumatic fever.
- E. endocarditis.
Hint
VSD and PDA are congenital; ask which acquired condition has overtaken the classic post-streptococcal cause in developed countries.
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