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Preferred Label : Rheumatic Fever;

NCIt related terms : Acute Rheumatic Fever; ARF;

NCIt definition : An inflammatory disorder that follows infection with group A streptococcus. It affects the heart, joints, and subcutaneous tissues. It manifests 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.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: An inflammatory disorder that follows infection with group A streptococcus. It may manifest with carditis, migratory polyarthritis, subcutaneous nodules, erythema marginatum, and chorea.; ACC/AHA: 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.;

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