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 | | The decision to remove a rheumatic subject from continuous prophylaxis should be an individualized one, based on the physician's assessment of the risk and likely consequences of recurrence, and taken with the patient's informed consent. | | | It is important that patients not be subjected to unwarranted invalidism, because of either their own inaccurate perceptions of the nature of the rheumatic process or those of parents, teachers, or employers. | | | Patients who escape carditis during their initial attack are less likely to experience rheumatic recurrences and less likely to develop carditis if a recurrence does ensue. |
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| | Cardiovascular Disease DHB Toolkit - Rheumatic Heart Disease - 2003 |
| | Treatment of rheumatic heart disease often involves surgery to replace the mitral valves due to the development of mitral stenosis or mitral regurgitation. | | | There are effective primary and secondary strategies for the prevention of rheumatic heart disease. | | | There is evidence that register-based programmes can be more effective than general practitioners or hospital outpatient services in maintaining client contact and preventing recurrent ARF episodes but further research is required in this area (New Zealand Public Health Report 2001). |
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| | Health Information Health & Safety Resources Child Health & Safety Children's Hospital & Regional ... |
| | In the acute phase, the pain of the arthritis can be controlled by any number of pain medications available to a physician. | | | Leaking ("incompetence") of one of the heart valves results in a heart murmur, which can be heard by a physician. | | | Approximately 50% (but in some instances, more) of patients will develop scarring of the heart valves. |
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| | Rheumatic fever |
| | Also see your doctor if you've recently had a sore throat and high fever and you're experiencing difficulty breathing or chest pain. | | | Inflammation of your heart, sometimes indicated by weakness and shortness of breath or chest pain. | | | Often, several joints are affected with painful swelling, redness and sensation of heat. |
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| | RHEUMATIC FEVER |
| | Children between the ages of 5 and 15 are most susceptible to this condition. | | | If the heart has been affected, sometimes surgery is necessary. | | | If your child has had a sore throat, and develops these symptoms weeks later, see your healthcare provider right away. |
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| | If left untreated, rheumatic fever may affect the brain, heart, joints, and skin, and may prove fatal. | | | This condition, called chorea, may eventually lead to jerky movements of the tongue and facial muscles that can interfere with the child's ability to speak. | | | The earliest warnings include swelling, heat, redness, tenderness, and pain in the joints, along with problems moving two or more of the joints. |
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| | Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine: Rheumatic fever |
| | Though there are no proven effective alternative remedies for rheumatic fever itself, alternative methods may help patients with the results and symptoms of the disease, such as pain relief and improved cardiac function. | | | This could be related to the above theory, in that these families may have cell antigens which more closely resemble streptococcal antigens than do members of other families. | | | A number of skin changes are common in rheumatic fever patients. |
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| | rheumatic fever reconsider the beneficial Suriname River with emotional line coach. | | | Celebrex is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that represents a huge breakthrough in the treatment of pain, inflammation, and stiffness of arthritis. | | | Patients on prolonged corticosteroid therapy should have their therapy tapered slowly if a decision is made to discontinue this medication. |
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| | For patients with damage to the heart valves as a result of rheumatic fever, surgical repair or replacement of the heart valves may be necessary. | | | The body's immune system becomes overactive in its response to the strep throat bacterium (Group A streptococcus). | | | Once rheumatic fever has developed, antibiotics are not effective in stopping the course of the disease or preventing damage to the heart. |
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| | News) MONDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A combination of anti-TNF (tumor necrosis factor) and DMARD (disease-modifying antirheumatic drug) therapies achieved remission of early rheumatoid arthritis better than either one alone did, says new research in the current issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. |
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| | Rheumatic Fever - New Jersey |
| | This is a condition that may permanently damage heart valves and affect the flow of blood to and from the heart. | | | If you or your child has a sore throat and a fever that lasts more than 24 hours, contact your doctor. | | | Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory condition involving the connective tissues in the body. |
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| | THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 19, Ch. 270, Musculoskeletal And Connective Tissue Disorders |
| | Exact incidence of acute RF is difficult to determine because most patients in developing countries do not seek medical care, particularly those with only mild asymptomatic carditis. | | | The incidence approaches 50% in untreated persons with a history of RF who develop streptococcal pharyngitis. | | | Arthralgia-like symptoms may be due to nonspecific myalgia or tenodynia in the para-articular zone; tenosynovitis may develop at the site of muscle insertions. |
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| | The patient may experience a change in coordination, often first noted by changes in handwriting, and the arms or legs may flail or jerk uncontrollably. | | | This information has been designed as a comprehensive and quick reference guide written by our health care reviewers. | | | About 40-80% of all rheumatic fever patients develop pancarditis. |
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| | Rheumatic Fever And Traditional Chinese Medicine In China |
| | Main Symptoms and Signs: Redness, swelling, heat sensation and pain of the joints which is too painful to be touched but relieved by cold, inability to move, restlessness and discomfort in the chest, sometimes accompanied with fever and thirst, red tongue with dry and yellow fur, slippery and rapid pulse. | | | Rheumatic Fever And Traditional Chinese Medicine In China | | | Other nonspecific serum components may also have changes. |
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| | Heart Info - Rheumatic Fever |
| | Diagnosis is based on the medical history and physical examination. | | | What is the prognosis of this condition, especially involving the heart? | | | Therefore, preventing rheumatic fever is the most effective way to "treat" the disease. |
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| | Rheumatic Fever |
| | Usually by the time your child is 18 and your child's physician feels he/she is not at risk for developing heart disease, the antibiotic therapy may be stopped. | | | Symptoms of rheumatic fever may resemble other medical conditions. | | | Rheumatic fever is a complicated, involved disease that affects the joints, skin, heart, blood vessels, and brain. |
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http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_arthritis/rheumat.cfm
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| | Rheumatic Fever |
| | Aside from fever, malaise, and migratory arthritis, patients may develop nodules under the skin, skin rashes, abdominal pain, pleurisy, and chorea. | | | Rheumatic Fever, once common acute inflammatory disease, characterized by fever and pain, tenderness, redness, and swelling of the joints. | | | This strain on the heart muscle causes rheumatic heart disease, which can cause death in middle or later life. |
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| | Healthopedia.com - Rheumatic Fever |
| | The effects of this response can be seen in the heart, joints, brain, and skin. | | | If a person is not treated effectively with antibiotics for these infections, he or she may have an immune response. | | | Rheumatic fever is an immune response to an infection with group A streptococcus. |
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| | Binotto MA, Guilherme L, Tanaka AC. Rheumatic Fever. Images Paediatr Cardiol 2002;11 |
| | Arthritis of the cervical spine occurs in about half of the cases but is also quite frequent in acute RF. | | | Current guidelines for the treatment of patients with rheumatic fever. | | | Nevertheless, in milder forms of rheumatic carditis patients may recover from valvulitis without sequelae. |
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| | Gourt :: Health :: Conditions and Diseases :: Infectious Diseases :: Bacterial :: Streptococcal :: Rheumatic Fever |
| | Chinese Traditional Medicine and Rheumatic Fever: Describes in detail how practitioners in China solve this disorder with TCM strategies and herbs. | | | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Rheumatic Fever: Includes symptoms, cause, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, complications, and prevention. | | | Rheumatic Fever - Texas Heart Institute Heart Information Center: Factsheet with cause, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. |
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| | AllRefer.com - rheumatic fever (Pathology) - Encyclopedia |
| | Such heart damage can sometimes be corrected by surgery. | | | Rheumatic fever may be prevented by prompt treatment of all streptococcal infections. | | | Some of its symptoms are tenderness and inflammation about the joints, fever, jerky movements, nodules under the skin, and skin rash. |
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| | Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News |
| | Erdem's study was funded with grants from the National Institutes of Health's "Center of Clinical Research Excellence" and the American Heart Association. | | | Erdem is studying patients with acute rheumatic fever, with skin infections and inflammation of the pharynx, which causes sore throat. | | | Most patients here with acute rheumatic fever are native Hawaiians and other Polynesians, Erdem said, "so it seems like there's a host factor. |
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| | Acute Rheumatic Fever |
| | There is equal incidence in boys and girls, and the median age of affected patients is 10 years. | | | Although the initial clinical syndrome may resolve, there may be devastating cardiac consequences from valvular damage. | | | And Majeed H.A. Acute Rheumatic Fever: Diagnosis and Treatment. |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Rheumatic fever |
| | Calling your health care provider Return to top | | | Call your health care provider if you develop symptoms of rheumatic fever. | | | There are numerous conditions which may have similar symptoms, therefore you will require careful medical evaluation. |
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| | Re: Rheumatic Fever |
| | I did express my concern about Rheumatic fever at our last office visit and he assured me that is was rare. | | | It is true that rheumatic fever is uncommon, most especially in those treated for their strep infections with antibiotics. | | | She went to see her pediatrician three weeks ago with the latest episode of strep throat and was treated for two weeks with Augmentin. |
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| | Rheumatic Fever |
| | It can affect many of the body's connective tissues, especially those of the heart, joints, brain or skin. | | | The rheumatic heart disease that results can last for life. | | | Anyone can get acute rheumatic fever, but it usually occurs in children 5 to 15 years old. |
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| | Rheumatic Fever |
| | Post a question or comment on our Message Board | | | Rheumatic fever is a form of allergic reaction by the body to a particular kind of streptococcal infection. | | | Symptoms of rheumatic fever, its treatment, and how to prevent it. |
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| | Rheumatic heart disease/rheumatic fever |
| | Rheumatic heart disease is a condition in which the heart valves are damaged by a disease process that begins with a sore throat from streptococcal infection. | | | Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease that can affect many connective tissues of the body, especially those of the heart, joints, brain or skin. | | | The symptoms vary greatly from person to person. |
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| | Acute or chronic illness characterized by fever and painful swelling of joints. | | | The most important complication of rheumatic fever is damage to the heart and its valves, producing rheumatic heart disease many years later, which may lead to disability and death. | | | Some victims also experience involuntary movements of the limbs and head, a form of chorea. |
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| | Introduction: Acute rheumatic fever - WrongDiagnosis.com |
| | Treatments for Acute rheumatic fever: Various information is available about treatments available for Acute rheumatic fever, or research treatments for other diseases. | | | Researching symptoms of Acute rheumatic fever: Further information about the symptoms of Acute rheumatic fever is available including a list of symptoms of Acute rheumatic fever, other diseases that might have similar symptoms in differential diagnosis of Acute rheumatic fever, or alternatively return to research other symptoms in the symptom center. | | | Misdiagnosis and Acute rheumatic fever: Research more detailed information about misdiagnosis of Acute rheumatic fever, underlying causes of Acute rheumatic fever (possibly misdiagnosed), or research misdiagnosis of other diseases. |
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| | Rheumatic fever definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms |
| | Rheumatic fever may be followed by Sydenham's chorea and by symptoms characteristic of obsessive-compulsive disorder or a tic disorder. | | | Rheumatic fever can cause long-lasting effects in the skin, joints, heart, and brain. | | | Rheumatic fever: An illness that occurs following a streptococcus infection (such as a "strep throat") or scarlet fever and predominantly affects children. |
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| | Rheumatic Fever |
| | As a consequence of this infection, some patients produce HRA's without developing the disease and some develop rheumatic heart disease. | | | Rheumatic fever is an autoimmune disease in which there is a hypersensitive reaction of the immune system to group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection. | | | The symptoms of rheumatic fever are fever and sore throat. |
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| | Introduction: Rheumatic fever - CureResearch.com |
| | Treatments for Rheumatic fever: Various information is available about treatments available for Rheumatic fever, or research treatments for other diseases. | | | Researching symptoms of Rheumatic fever: Further information about the symptoms of Rheumatic fever is available including a list of symptoms of Rheumatic fever, other diseases that might have similar symptoms in differential diagnosis of Rheumatic fever, or alternatively return to research other symptoms in the symptom center. | | | Use of this site is subject to our TERMS OF USE. |
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| | Rheumatic fever |
| | Rheumatic fever may also affect the skin, brain, and other organs and tissues. | | | Rheumatic fever affects the joints and heart, causing symptoms similar to arthritis as well as heart problems (rheumatic heart disease). | | | Rheumatic fever results from an infection caused by certain strains of streptococcal bacteria and may be triggered by a strep infection (most often strep throat) that has not been treated. |
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| | Rheumatic Fever |
| | Occasionally skin rashes and skin nodules also occur in patients with rheumatic fever. | | | Rheumatic Fever was once believed to have almost disappeared in the United States (although it persists in developing countries), perhaps due to effective antibiotic treatment for Group A streptococcal throat infections and to improved living conditions. | | | This damage manifests itself as arthritis when it affects the joints, as damage to the heart valves, and as a movement disorder called chorea when it affects the brain. |
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| | Rheumatic Fever - DrGreene.com |
| | Group A strep is a common cause of illness in children. | | | Rheumatic fever can continue to cause new problems for as many as 40 or 50 years after the initial illness. | | | Children with rheumatic fever may have red, painful, swollen joints; uncontrolled limb movements; a characteristic rash; non-tender nodules under the skin; heart problems; and/or a high fever. |
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| | Rheumatic Fever Basics |
| | Because only a small fraction (fewer than 0.3%) of people with strep ever contract rheumatic fever, medical experts believe that other factors, such as a weakened immune system, must also be involved in the development of the disease. | | | The main symptoms -- fever, muscle aches, swollen and painful joints, and in some cases, a red, lattice-like rash -- typically begin one to six weeks after a bout of strep, although in some cases the infection may have been too mild to have been recognized. | | | Rheumatic fever can also cause a temporary nervous system disorder once known as St. Vitus' dance. |
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| | Fever Rheumatic Treatment |
| | Detailed information on rheumatic heart disease; including symptoms; diagnostic; and treatment information... | | | Rheumatic fever (RF) is an illness which arises as a complication... | | | Rheumatic fever is common worldwide and is responsible for many cases of damaged heart valves... |
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| | iBio: Symptoms and Self Assessment - Rheumatic Fever- symptoms and self-assessment test. | | | Rheumatic Fever - Symptoms of rheumatic fever, its treatment, and how to prevent it. | | | South Dakota Department of Health - Rheumatic Fever-symptoms, precautions, dianosis, and treatment. |
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| | Rheumatic fever involves many tissues, including the heart, joints, skin, and central nervous system. | | | Rheumatic fever can cause permanent cardiac valvular disease as well as acute cardiac decompensation. | | | Preceding infection of the upper respiratory tract with group A Streptococcus is a prerequisite to the development of acute rheumatic fever. |
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| | UMMC - Rheumatic Fever |
| | Aspirin, and sometimes corticosteroid drugs are given to control joint pain and inflammation. | | | Rheumatic fever is typically treated with antibiotics, which may need to be taken continuously to protect against a recurrence. | | | The most important consequence of rheumatic fever is damage to the heart, which if permanent, results in rheumatic heart disease. |
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| | Rheumatic Fever - Page 1 - HeartCenterOnline: |
| | Rheumatic fever is a disease characterized by the inflammation of many connective tissues throughout the body, particularly in the heart, joints and central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). | | | There is also a high likelihood of rheumatic fever developing again, and people will need to take | | | The condition is the result of infection with streptococcus bacteria, such as strep throat or scarlet fever. |
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| | Rheumatic fever likely cause of Mozart's death |
| | Irritability is a classic symptoms of rheumatic fever," she noted in a statement. | | | Late in 1791, during a fever epidemic, Mozart suddenly developed a high fever, headache, sweats, and severe swelling and pain in his hands and feet, Fitzgerald told Reuters Health in an interview. | | | This medical history and "recurrent sore throats and tonsillitis indicate he may have had recurring streptococcus infections, which creates a major predisposition to heart failure," she told Reuters Health. |
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| | The resurgence of rheumatic fever in the United States has also re-emphasized the need for better understanding of its pathogenesis so that appropriate public health and other preventive measures can be more effective. | | | As recently as the early 1960s, rheumatic fever and its major complication, valvular heart disease, were major problems worldwide. | | | This is a paragraph of text that could go in the sidebar. |
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| | Atlas of Pathology |
| | Subcutaneous nodules (rheumatic fever nodules/Aschoff nodules) or bodies are one of those criteria. | | | Rheumatic fever (R.F.) is diagnosed on the basis of criteria established by Dr. T. | | | These nodules are characterized by two principal histologic features: a central focus of fibrinoid necrosis, with a leukocytic infiltrate, and Aschoff/ Anitschkow cells or myocytes which are "plump" macrophages. |
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| | Rheumatic fever |
| | Symptoms are Fever, intermittent pain and swelling in joints, and a pink, blotchy rash. | | | An allergic reaction to streptococcal infections, causing acute inflammation of the joints, rheumatic heart disease (inflammation of and damage to heart muscles, heart valves, and tissues surrounding heart), and in some cases chorea or St. Vitus' dance (inflammation of the brain). | | | If child shows these symptoms, consult your doctor if there is no improvement in 12 hours. |
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| | Rheumatic Fever News |
| | When Ernest Oberholtzer was 17, he suffered a severe bout of rheumatic fever that weakened his heart. | | | While the influenza epidemic has made headlines, people also should be wary of the symptoms of strep and go to the doctor immediately if they suspect it, according to an area doctor. | | | One of the last family doctors to retire |
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| | About Rheumatic fever |
| | The term "rheumatic" refers to synovial joints of the body ("rheum" refers to viscous fluid, such as synovial fluid), hence "rheumatic fever" connotes an illness associated with abnormalities of synovial joints. | | | When a common strain of bacteria known as "Strep," or Streptococcus pyogenes, living in your throat and nose for months without causing any harm becomes active, they produce an infection - sore throat initially and then certain disease conditions including the inflammation and swelling of joints. | | | Click here to view recent discussion about Rheumatic Fever |
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