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Rheumatic fever

Current Rheumatology Reports, 2001
Rheumatic fever is a multisystem inflammatory disease that occurs as a delayed sequel to group A streptococcal pharyngitis. It is less common than it was 50 years ago but is still a major cause of heart disease in developing areas of the world. The relationship between the site of infection, the type of causative organism, and susceptibility of the ...
E, Rullan, L H, Sigal
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PREVENTION OF RHEUMATIC FEVER

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1953
Excerpt The following recommendations for the prevention of rheumatic fever are published by request of the Council on Rheumatic Fever and Congenital Heart Disease of the American Heart Association...
B B, BREESE   +6 more
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The Electroencephalogram in Rheumatic Fever

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1962
SYDENHAM'S CLASSICAL DESCBIPTION of Chorea is now buried some 277 years in the archives of medical history, and yet the pathogenesis of chorea is still a matter of contention. The association of chorea and rheumatic fever was first described by Bright in 1831 and classical early endorsements of this association were added by Boger in 1868 and by Osier ...
E F, DIAMOND, R, TENTLER
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Rheumatic fever

Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology, 1995
The incidence of RF and RHD in the tropics remains high, with a high proportion of children suffering from carditis with the first attack. Severe, incapacitating haemodynamic disturbances occur early. Many patients are seen with established RHD at their first visit, and the default rate is high.
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Acute rheumatic fever

Current Problems in Pediatrics, 1993
The diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever has become difficult. A growing number of diseases that were not recognized in the past could fulfill its diagnostic criteria. We emphasize its changing incidence, current knowledge of its pathogenesis, and lesser known clinical features such as pneumonitis, encephalitis and glomerulonephritis.
M C, Amigo   +2 more
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Juvenile rheumatic fever

American Heart Journal, 1938
Abstract A case of rheumatic heart disease in an infant, including necropsy observations, is reported. It is probable that first attacks of rheumatic fever frequently occur at a much earlier age than has been suspected.
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Acute rheumatic fever

The Lancet
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an autoimmune disorder resulting from Group A Streptococcus (GAS) pharyngitis or impetigo in children and adolescents, which may evolve to rheumatic heart disease (RHD) with persistent cardiac valve damage. RHD causes substantial mortality and morbidity globally, predominantly among socioeconomically disadvantaged ...
Kajal, Hirani   +6 more
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Rheumatic Fever

Pediatric Clinics of North America, 1963
E C, WEINSTEIN, H B, LYNN
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Research in Rheumatic Fever

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1971
To the Editor.— Your editorial, "Is Rheumatic Fever Necessary?" ( 214: 361, 1970), commenting on the recent report of the Study Group on Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease of the Inter-Society Commission for Heart Disease Resources was appreciated.
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Surveillance for Rheumatic Fever

New England Journal of Medicine, 1996
To the Editor: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently noted that rheumatic fever is among 10 diseases that have been removed from the list of nationally notifiable diseases.1 Altho...
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