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[Chorea minor under ovulation inhibitors]. 1976

P Jutz, and P Clavadetscher, and E Ketz, and T Wegmann

Three weeks after commencing oral contraception for the first time, a 26-year-old woman with a history of rheumatic carditis and chorea minor presented with sudden recurrence of hyperkinesis. Withdrawal of the contraceptive agent was followed by rapid remission of the hyperkinesis, which suggests a casual relationship between the contraceptive and this condition and an analogy between this case and so-called chorea gravidarum. A young non-pregnant woman presenting with chorea minor should be specifically questioned by ingestion of oral contraceptives. If there is a past history of rheumatic fever with or without chorea, oral contraceptives are contraindicated.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D012008	Recurrence	The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission.	Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D002819	Chorea	Involuntary, forcible, rapid, jerky movements that may be subtle or become confluent, markedly altering normal patterns of movement. Hypotonia and pendular reflexes are often associated. Conditions which feature recurrent or persistent episodes of chorea as a primary manifestation of disease are referred to as CHOREATIC DISORDERS. Chorea is also a frequent manifestation of BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES.	Choreatic Disorders,Choreiform Movement,Chorea Disorders,Chorea Syndromes,Chorea, Benign Hereditary,Chorea, Chronic Progressive,Chorea, Rheumatic,Chorea, Senile,Chorea, Sydenham,Choreatic Syndromes,Choreic Movement,Dyskinesias, Paroxysmal,Hereditary Chorea,Hereditary Progressive Chorea Without Dementia,Paroxysmal Dyskinesias,Rheumatic Chorea,Senile Chorea,St. Vitus's Dance,Sydenham Chorea,Sydenham's Chorea,Benign Hereditary Chorea,Benign Hereditary Choreas,Chorea Disorder,Chorea Syndrome,Chorea, Hereditary,Chorea, Sydenham's,Choreas,Choreas, Benign Hereditary,Choreas, Chronic Progressive,Choreas, Hereditary,Choreas, Rheumatic,Choreas, Senile,Choreas, Sydenham,Choreatic Disorder,Choreatic Syndrome,Choreic Movements,Choreiform Movements,Chronic Progressive Chorea,Chronic Progressive Choreas,Disorder, Chorea,Disorder, Choreatic,Disorders, Chorea,Disorders, Choreatic,Dyskinesia, Paroxysmal,Hereditary Chorea, Benign,Hereditary Choreas,Hereditary Choreas, Benign,Movement, Choreic,Movement, Choreiform,Movements, Choreic,Movements, Choreiform,Paroxysmal Dyskinesia,Progressive Chorea, Chronic,Progressive Choreas, Chronic,Rheumatic Choreas,Senile Choreas,St. Vitus Dance,St. Vitus's Dances,St. Vituss Dance,Sydenham Choreas,Sydenhams Chorea,Syndrome, Chorea,Syndrome, Choreatic,Syndromes, Chorea,Syndromes, Choreatic
D003276	Contraceptives, Oral	Compounds, usually hormonal, taken orally in order to block ovulation and prevent the occurrence of pregnancy. The hormones are generally estrogen or progesterone or both.	Low-Dose Oral Contraceptive,Oral Contraceptive,Oral Contraceptives,Oral Contraceptives, Low-Dose,Oral Contraceptives, Phasic,Contraceptive, Low-Dose Oral,Contraceptive, Oral,Contraceptives, Low-Dose Oral,Contraceptives, Phasic Oral,Low Dose Oral Contraceptive,Low-Dose Oral Contraceptives,Oral Contraceptive, Low-Dose,Oral Contraceptives, Low Dose,Phasic Oral Contraceptives
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D012213	Rheumatic Fever	A febrile disease occurring as a delayed sequela of infections with STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES. It is characterized by multiple focal inflammatory lesions of the connective tissue structures, such as the heart, blood vessels, and joints (POLYARTHRITIS) and brain, and by the presence of ASCHOFF BODIES in the myocardium and skin.	Acute Rheumatic Fever,Arthritis, Rheumatic, Acute,Rheumatism, Articular, Acute,Arthritis, Acute Rheumatic,Inflammatory Rheumatism,Polyarthritis Rheumatica,Rheumatic Arthritis,Rheumatism, Acute Articular,Acute Articular Rheumatism,Acute Articular Rheumatisms,Acute Rheumatic Arthritides,Acute Rheumatic Arthritis,Acute Rheumatic Fevers,Arthritis, Rheumatic,Articular Rheumatism, Acute,Fever, Acute Rheumatic,Fever, Rheumatic,Fevers, Acute Rheumatic,Inflammatory Rheumatisms,Polyarthritis Rheumaticas,Rheumatic Arthritides,Rheumatic Arthritis, Acute,Rheumatic Fever, Acute,Rheumatic Fevers,Rheumatism, Inflammatory