Preferred Name |
Rheumatic Fever |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Rheumatic_Fever |
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DEFINITION |
An inflammatory disorder that follows infection with group A streptococcus. It affects the heart, joints, and subcutaneous tissues. It is manifested with pericarditis, heart murmur, congestive heart failure, polyarthritis, subcutaneous nodules, and erythema marginatum. It is characterized by the formation of granulomatous lesions called Aschoff bodies usually in the heart tissue. |
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isDefinedBy |
An inflammatory disorder that follows infection with group A streptococcus. It affects the heart, joints, and subcutaneous tissues. It is manifested with pericarditis, heart murmur, congestive heart failure, polyarthritis, subcutaneous nodules, and erythema marginatum. It is characterized by the formation of granulomatous lesions called Aschoff bodies usually in the heart tissue. |
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label |
Rheumatic Fever |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:Rheumatic_Fever |
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prefLabel |
Rheumatic Fever |
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subClassOf |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Bacterial_Infection |