eMedicine - Rheumatic Fever : Article by Thomas K Chin, MD
| Title: | eMedicine - Rheumatic Fever : Article by Thomas K Chin, MD |
| URL: | http://www.emedicine.com/PED/topic2006.htm |
| Description: | Rheumatic Fever - Rheumatic fever (RF) is a systemic illness that may occur following group A beta hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) pharyngitis in children. RF and its most serious complication, rheumatic heart disease (RHD), are believed to result from an autoimmune response; however, the exact pathogenesis remains unclear. Studies in the 1950s during an epidemic on a military base demonstrated 3% incidence of RF in adults with streptococcal pharyngitis not treated with antibiotics. Studies in children during the same period demonstrated ... rheumatic fever, rheumatic fever, rf, group a beta hemolytic streptococci, gabhs, group a beta hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis, group a streptococci, streptococcal pharyngitis, rheumatic heart disease, rhd, |
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