"Rheumatic Fever" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D012213
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.890.731 C05.550.114.843 C05.799.825
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| Concept/Terms |
Rheumatic Fever- Rheumatic Fever
- Fever, Rheumatic
- Fevers, Rheumatic
- Rheumatic Fevers
- Arthritis, Acute Rheumatic
- Acute Rheumatic Arthritides
- Acute Rheumatic Arthritis
- Arthritides, Acute Rheumatic
- Rheumatic Arthritides, Acute
- Rheumatic Arthritis, Acute
- Arthritis, Rheumatic, Acute
- Rheumatism, Articular, Acute
- Polyarthritis Rheumatica
- Polyarthritis Rheumaticas
- Rheumatic Arthritis
- Rheumatism, Acute Articular
- Acute Articular Rheumatism
- Acute Articular Rheumatisms
- Articular Rheumatism, Acute
- Articular Rheumatisms, Acute
- Rheumatisms, Acute Articular
- Acute Rheumatic Fever
- Acute Rheumatic Fevers
- Fever, Acute Rheumatic
- Fevers, Acute Rheumatic
- Rheumatic Fever, Acute
- Rheumatic Fevers, Acute
- Inflammatory Rheumatism
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rheumatic Fever" by people in Profiles.
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Macrolide treatment failure in streptococcal pharyngitis resulting in acute rheumatic fever. Pediatrics. 2012 Mar; 129(3):e798-802.
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Antimicrobial prophylaxis in clinical practice. Compr Ther. 1979 May; 5(5):23-32.