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In addition to routine laboratory tests used in the diagnosis and treatment of acute rheumatic fever, growth differentiation factor-15 levels of the study group (at the time of diagnosis and after the treatment) and the control group were assessed and compared.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1047951122001640_as3\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>The mean growth differentiation factor-15 level of the study group at the time of diagnosis (918.40 \u00b1 605.65 pg\/ml) was significantly higher than the mean post-treatment level (653.08 \u00b1 330.92 pg\/ml) (p = 0.015). Similarly, the mean growth differentiation factor-15 level of the study group at the time of diagnosis was significantly higher than the control group (p = 0.04). However, mean growth differentiation factor-15 levels were similar between the groups after the treatment. Growth differentiation factor-15 was positively correlated with both C-reactive protein (p &lt; 0.001) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (p = 0.001) at the time of diagnosis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1047951122001640_as4\"><jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Growth differentiation factor-15 levels are significantly increased in children with acute rheumatic fever at the time of diagnosis and return to similar levels with healthy children after treatment. 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