Look up: rheumatic-fever

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   rheumatic fever
   [n] - a severe disease chiefly of children and characterized by painful inflammation of the joints and frequently damage to the heart valves
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   Rheumatic fever
   a disorder that follows a throat infection by the streptococcus bacteria and causes inflammation in body tissues
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   Rheumatic Fever
   A disease of children and young adults that is a delayed complication of an infection in the throat or nose caused by a haemolytic streptococcus. The typical features are fever, arthritis, rash, skin nodules (typically over prominent bones) abnormal movements (Sydenham`s chorea) and Carditis (inflammation of the heart) - Often used to describe the ...
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   Rheumatic Fever
   A childhood throat infection caused by septococcal bacteria resulting in a rash. A complication is damage to heart valves. Easily treated with Penicillin
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   rheumatic fever
   acute swelling and pain associated with fever and affecting one or more joints causing stiffness. In most cases, inflammation also affects the heart. This may lead to cardiac complications later in life.
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   Rheumatic fever
   Rheumatic fever: An illness that occurs following a streptococcus infection (such as a 'strep throat') or scarlet fever and predominantly affects children. Symptoms include fever, pain in the joints, nausea, stomach cramps, and vomiting. Rheumatic fever can cause long-lasting effects in the skin, joints, heart, and brain. Rheumatic fever may be fol ...
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   rheumatic fever
   Disease involving inflammation of joints and damage to heart valves that follows streptococcal infection and is believed to be autoimmune, ie. antibodies to streptococcal components cross-react with host tissue antigens.
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   rheumatic fever
   <microbiology> Disease involving inflammation of joints and damage to heart valves that follows streptococcal infection and is believed to be autoimmune, i.e. Antibodies to streptococcal components cross react with host tissue antigens. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   rheumatic fever
   noun a severe disease chiefly of children and characterized by painful inflammation of the joints and frequently damage to the heart valves
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    Rheumatic fever
    `Rheumatic fever` is an inflammatory disease which may develop after a Group A streptococcal infection (such as strep throat or scarlet fever) and can involve the heart, joints, skin, and brain. It commonly appears in children ages 5 through 15 .
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    rheumatic fever
    a disease caused by hemolytic streptococci in the body; it gets its name from the common symptoms of fever and joint pain that are similar to what is seen with rheumatism. It particularly affects children, and less often young adults. Symptoms vary widely in type and severity. The most common initial symptoms are slight fever, ...
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    rheumatic fever
    inflammatory disease of the heart, joints, central nervous system, and subcutaneous tissues that develops after a throat infection with group A ... [7 related articles]
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    rheumatic fever
    a subacute febrile syndrome occurring after group A -hemolytic streptococcal infection (usually pharyngitis) and mediated by an immune response to the organism; most often seen in children and young adults; features include fever, myocarditis (causing tachycardia and sometimes acute cardiac failure), endocarditis (with valvular incompetence, follow...
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    rheumatic fever
    A feverish illness, following infection with staphylococcus bacteria and caused by abnormal immunity to the bacteria, leading to systemic disease. Skin rash, subcutanaceous nodules and a migrating arthritis are commonly seen. Involvement of the heart may lead to palpitations, chest pain, cardiac fai...
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    rheumatic fever
    rheumatic fever (rOOmăt'ik) , systemic inflammatory disease, extremely variable in its manifestation, severity, duration, and aftereffects. It is frequently followed by serious heart disease, especially when there are repeated attacks. Rheumatic fever usually affects children. It is closel...
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