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Diseases [C] » Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17] » Connective Tissue Diseases » Rheumatic Diseases » Rheumatic Fever
Diseases [C] » Infections [C01] » Bacterial Infections and Mycoses » Bacterial Infections » Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections » Streptococcal Infections » Rheumatic Fever
Diseases [C] » Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05] » Joint Diseases » Arthritis » Rheumatic Fever
Diseases [C] » Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05] » Rheumatic Diseases » Rheumatic Fever
Description
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. MeSH
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Organization Involved with Phase 3 Indications (1)
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