| Descriptor English: | Rheumatic Fever | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Fiebre Reumática
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Febre Reumática | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Rhumatisme articulaire aigu | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Acute Articular Rheumatism Acute Articular Rheumatisms Acute Rheumatic Arthritides Acute Rheumatic Arthritis Acute Rheumatic Fever Acute Rheumatic Fevers Arthritides, Acute Rheumatic Arthritides, Rheumatic Arthritis, Acute Rheumatic Arthritis, Rheumatic Arthritis, Rheumatic, Acute Articular Rheumatism, Acute Articular Rheumatisms, Acute Fever, Acute Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Fevers, Acute Rheumatic Fevers, Rheumatic Inflammatory Rheumatism Inflammatory Rheumatisms Polyarthritis Rheumatica Polyarthritis Rheumaticas Rheumatic Arthritides Rheumatic Arthritides, Acute Rheumatic Arthritis Rheumatic Arthritis, Acute Rheumatic Fever, Acute Rheumatic Fevers Rheumatic Fevers, Acute Rheumatism, Acute Articular Rheumatism, Articular, Acute Rheumatism, Inflammatory Rheumatisms, Acute Articular Rheumatisms, Inflammatory |
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| Tree number(s): |
C01.150.252.410.890.731 C05.550.114.843 C05.799.825 C17.300.775.860 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012213 | ||||
| Scope note: | 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. |
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| Annotation: | rheumatic fever with heart disease, unspecified or specific = RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE + the specific heart disease, but not HEART DISEASES |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy TM transmission UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| DeCS ID: | 12624 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D012213 | ||||
| NLM Classification: | WC 220 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2010/06/25 |
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Rheumatic Fever
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| Concept UI |
M0019009 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Rheumatic Fever |
| Entry term(s) |
Acute Articular Rheumatism Acute Articular Rheumatisms Acute Rheumatic Arthritides Acute Rheumatic Arthritis Acute Rheumatic Fever Acute Rheumatic Fevers Arthritides, Acute Rheumatic Arthritides, Rheumatic Arthritis, Acute Rheumatic Arthritis, Rheumatic Arthritis, Rheumatic, Acute Articular Rheumatism, Acute Articular Rheumatisms, Acute Fever, Acute Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatic Fevers, Acute Rheumatic Fevers, Rheumatic Inflammatory Rheumatism Inflammatory Rheumatisms Polyarthritis Rheumatica Polyarthritis Rheumaticas Rheumatic Arthritides Rheumatic Arthritides, Acute Rheumatic Arthritis Rheumatic Arthritis, Acute Rheumatic Fever, Acute Rheumatic Fevers Rheumatic Fevers, Acute Rheumatism, Acute Articular Rheumatism, Articular, Acute Rheumatism, Inflammatory Rheumatisms, Acute Articular Rheumatisms, Inflammatory |
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