Discussion Rheumatic fever is a delayed autoimmune response following group A
streptococcal infection of the pharynx, which may progress to carditis and lifelong rheumatic …

Rheumatic fever is the result of an abnormal autoimmune response to group A streptococcal
pharyngeal infection in a susceptible host. However, in approximately one-third of cases a …

Rheumatic fever occurs as a delayed sequel to group A streptococcal infection. The disease
is usually manifested as an inflammation of the joints or heart, but symptoms of chorea …

He was initially apyrexial but subsequently developed a temperature of 38 C. He was pale
with cervical lymphadenopathy. A nodule was noted over the lateral epicondyle of his left …

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is a non-suppurative complication of pharyngeal infection with
group A streptococcus. Signs and symptoms of ARF develop 2 to 3 weeks following …

Rheumatic fever (RF) is the prototype of postinfectious autoimmune diseases. Similarities of
structure and/or spatial conformation between Streptococcus pyogenes and human tissue …

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is caused by an autoimmune response to throat infection with
Streptococcus pyogenes in individuals who present some susceptibility genes. Rheumatic …

Rheumatic fever is a catastrophic illness in many parts of the world, particularly in
developing nations, where the incidence has been estimated to be between 10 and 15 …

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) results from the body's autoimmune response at a throat
infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, also known since the group A Streptococcus …

The incidence of rheumatic fever in the western world began to decline long before the
introduction of antibiotic treatment. In Denmark, for example, the incidence of the disease …