ICD-11 code : L2-1B4;
Preferred Label : Acute rheumatic fever;
ICD-11 definition : A disease of the connective tissue, caused by an infection with the gram-positive
bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes; (the disease may also affect the heart, joints, central
nervous system, subcutaneous tissues, or skin). This disease is characterized by fever,
polyarthritis, carditis, subcutaneous nodules, or erythema marginatum. Transmission
is through haematogenous spread to other parts of the body after direct or indirect
contact. Confirmation is by electrocardiography, sedimentation rate, or identification
of Streptococcus pyogenes in a blood sample.;
ICD-11 synonym : RHF - [rheumatic fever]; acute rheumatic attack; ARF - [acute rheumatic fever]; rheumatic fever;
ICD-11 acronym : RHF; ARF;
Origin ID : 871612151;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
A disease of the connective tissue, caused by an infection with the gram-positive
bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes; (the disease may also affect the heart, joints, central
nervous system, subcutaneous tissues, or skin). This disease is characterized by fever,
polyarthritis, carditis, subcutaneous nodules, or erythema marginatum. Transmission
is through haematogenous spread to other parts of the body after direct or indirect
contact. Confirmation is by electrocardiography, sedimentation rate, or identification
of Streptococcus pyogenes in a blood sample.