An alternate, unitary explanation of these findings was suggested by a previous study from this hospital. 7 Data were presented showing that when chorea, rheumatic polyarthritis and carditis occur in ...

Chorea minor is the delayed symptom of the rheumatic fever which is presented as consequence of the damages of the basal ganglions with beta hemolytic streptococcus. Clinically it is characterized ...

Rheumatic fever, which is typically referred to as acute rheumatic fever, represents a delayed and non-suppurative consequence of a pharyngeal infection with the group A streptococcus. Group A ...

Symptoms of ARF tend to present themselves 1-3 weeks after infection. A high index of suspicion for ARF must be maintained, especially because a single diagnostic tool does not exist. Thomas D. Jones ...

Acute rheumatic fever should be considered in patients with recent pharyngitis and migratory polyarthritis, heart failure, new or worsened mitral regurgitation, chorea, or cutaneous findings. In ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: My child has been diagnosed with Sydenham’s chorea. What are the symptoms and results of Sydenham’s chorea? _ H.M. Dear H.M.: Sydenham’s chorea is one of rheumatic fever’s signs, but ...

Benedict F. Massell, M.D. Assistant in medicine, Harvard Medical School; assistant visiting physician, House of the Good Samaritan. T. Duckett Jones, M.D. Instructor in medicine, Harvard Medical ...

Autoantibodies to group A streptococcocal sugar moieties are now implicated in Sydenham chorea, a neuropsychiatric complication of rheumatic fever. These antibodies appear to disturb neuronal cell ...

There’s a reason doctors keep saying that a sore throat shouldn’t always be ignored. What starts as a simple, untreated throat infection caused by Group A Streptococcus can spiral into something far ...

Rheumatic diseases are inflammatory, autoimmune, and degenerative diseases that can affect the whole body. Rheumatic diseases are more than just aches and pains. They can affect all age groups and ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: I am trying to condense this story as much as possible but give you the details, too. About a month ago, my son had a sore throat. He didn't complain much, so I didn't take him to ...

Rheumatic fever represents an autoimmune disease following infection with group A streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes), one of the most ubiquitous human pathogens. The disease is characterized by ...