"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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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rheumatic Fever" by people in Profiles.
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Shimanda PP, Shumba TW, Brunstr?m M, Iipinge SN, S?derberg S, Lindholm L, Norstr?m F. Preventive Interventions to Reduce the Burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Populations at Risk: A Systematic Review. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 03 05; 13(5):e032442.
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Shortell JD, Sato R, Riangwiwat T, Olalia M, Chong CM. Overlooking Recurrent Acute Rheumatic Fever in Adulthood. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2019 09; 78(9):293-296.
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Ragupathi L, Herman J, Mather P. Late Recurrence of Rheumatic Fever. Am J Med Sci. 2015 Oct; 350(4):342-3.
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Myers PJ, Kane KE, Porter BG, Mazzaccaro RJ. Sydenham Chorea: rare consequence of rheumatic fever. West J Emerg Med. 2014 Nov; 15(7):840.
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Zomorrodi A, Wald ER. Sydenham's chorea in western Pennsylvania. Pediatrics. 2006 Apr; 117(4):e675-9.
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Kantharia BK, Shetty ND, Rawat HK, Shetty NR, Darne RD. Jaccoud's arthritis. J Assoc Physicians India. 1985 Sep; 33(9):619.
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Dembert ML. Lyme disease. Am Fam Physician. 1982 Jun; 25(6):121-4.
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SCHAEFER LE, RASHKOFF IA, MEGIBOW RS. Sodium gentisate in the treatment of acute rheumatic fever. Circulation. 1950 Aug; 2(2):265-70.