| rheumatic endocarditis |
endocarditis associated with rheumatic fever. Involvement may be mural but is usually valvular and involves the entire valve; it is then more accurately termed rheumatic valvulitis (qv).
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| rheumatic arteritis |
generalized inflammation of arterioles and arterial capillaries occurring in rheumatic fever.
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| rheumatic fever |
a disorder that follows a throat infection by the streptococcus bacteria and causes inflammation in body tissues
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| rheumatic fever |
Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory reaction of the heart, usually involving the valves as a consequence of streptococcal infection.
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| rheumatic heart disease |
Rheumatic Fever can lead to a condition known as rheumatic heart disease. This is usually a thickening and stenosis of one or more of the heart valves and often requires surgery, to repair or replace the involved valve (s).
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