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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D012213
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Preferred Name

Rheumatic Fever

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Acute Rheumatic Arthritis
Inflammatory Rheumatism
Polyarthritis Rheumaticas
Rheumatic Fevers
Rheumatic Fever, Acute
Inflammatory Rheumatisms
Acute Rheumatic Arthritides
Articular Rheumatism, Acute
Arthritis, Rheumatic
Rheumatic Arthritis
Acute Articular Rheumatism
Rheumatic Arthritis, Acute
Rheumatic Arthritides
Fever, Rheumatic
Rheumatism, Articular, Acute
Polyarthritis Rheumatica
Arthritis, Rheumatic, Acute
Acute Rheumatic Fevers
Rheumatism, Acute Articular
Acute Rheumatic Fever
Fever, Acute Rheumatic
Arthritis, Acute Rheumatic
Acute Articular Rheumatisms
Rheumatism, Inflammatory
Fevers, Acute Rheumatic
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