"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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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 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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Outcomes of rheumatic fever in Uganda: a prospective cohort study. Lancet Glob Health. 2024 Mar; 12(3):e500-e508.
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Recommendations for the Use of Echocardiography in the Evaluation of Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2023 01; 36(1):3-28.
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Modelling study of the ability to diagnose acute rheumatic fever at different levels of the Ugandan healthcare system. BMJ Open. 2022 03 22; 12(3):e050478.
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Rheumatic Heart Disease in the United States: Forgotten But Not Gone: Results of a 10 Year Multicenter Review. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 08 17; 10(16):e020992.
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Myocarditis and intracardiac thrombus due to Henoch-Schönlein purpura: case report and literature review. Clin Rheumatol. 2021 Apr; 40(4):1635-1644.
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50 Years Ago in TheJournal ofPediatrics: Why Patients Don't Follow Medical Advice: A Study of Children on Long-Term Antistreptococcal Prophylaxis. J Pediatr. 2019 12; 215:63.
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Polarization of the effects of autoimmune and neurodegenerative risk alleles in leukocytes. Science. 2014 May 02; 344(6183):519-23.
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In the clinic. Pharyngitis. Ann Intern Med. 2012 Sep 04; 157(5):ITC3-1 - ITC3-16.
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Ethnic differences in expression of susceptibility marker(s) in rheumatic fever/rheumatic heart disease patients. Int J Cardiol. 1998 Mar 13; 64(1):9-14.
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Percutaneous mitral balloon valvotomy and the new demographics of mitral stenosis. JAMA. 1993 Oct 13; 270(14):1731-6.