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ConditionName

Rheumatic Fever

ConditionDescription

Symptoms

Presents 1-5 weeks after throat infection:
b. Clinical diagnosis based on Jones criteria (2 major or 1 major and 2 minor)
(1) Major: Carditis, arthritis, chorea, subcutaneous nodules, erythema marginatum
(2) Minor: Fever, arthralgia, elevated acute phase reactants, prolonged PR interval on ECG

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Consequence

ProgressionFromCondition

 follows streptococcal pharyngitis by 2-4 weeks

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WebLink

https://www.merckmanuals.com/en-ca/professional/pediatrics/miscellaneous-bacterial-infections-in-infants-and-children/rheumatic-fever