- Article
Association Between Serum 25(OH)-Vitamin D and Heart Involvement in a Single-Centre Cohort of Children with Acute Rheumatic Fever During the Years 2004–2024
- Donato Rigante,
- Gabriella De Rosa,
- Angelica Bibiana Delogu,
- Giulia Pignataro,
- Claudia Di Pangrazio and
- Marcello Candelli
14 October 2025
Background: An aberrant immune response against Streptococcus pyogenes combined with yet-unraveled genetic inference can induce acute rheumatic fever (ARF), but factors determining the specific development of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are obscure...