An alternate, unitary explanation of these findings was suggested by a previous study from this hospital. 7 Data were presented showing that when chorea, rheumatic polyarthritis and carditis occur in ...

Rheumatic fever represents an autoimmune disease following infection with group A streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes), one of the most ubiquitous human pathogens. The disease is characterized by ...

Symptoms of ARF tend to present themselves 1-3 weeks after infection. A high index of suspicion for ARF must be maintained, especially because a single diagnostic tool does not exist. Thomas D. Jones ...

Chorea minor is the delayed symptom of the rheumatic fever which is presented as consequence of the damages of the basal ganglions with beta hemolytic streptococcus. Clinically it is characterized ...

Chorea can be caused in several other conditions as well such as Sydenham’s chorea (a complication of rheumatic fever), drugs (levodopa, anti-convulsants, and anti-psychotics), metabolic and endocrine ...

Sydenham chorea (SD) is a neurological disorder of childhood resulting from infection via Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus (GABHS), the bacterium that causes rheumatic fever. Sydenham chorea is ...

Autoantibodies to group A streptococcocal sugar moieties are now implicated in Sydenham chorea, a neuropsychiatric complication of rheumatic fever. These antibodies appear to disturb neuronal cell ...

Benedict F. Massell, M.D. Assistant in medicine, Harvard Medical School; assistant visiting physician, House of the Good Samaritan. T. Duckett Jones, M.D. Instructor in medicine, Harvard Medical ...

Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease that can develop when strep throat or scarlet fever is not properly treated. Strep throat and scarlet fever are caused by an infection with streptococcus ...

Most symptoms of rheumatic fever resolve after several weeks or months but recurrence is common without prophylaxis. Prophylaxis is effective and will prevent most complications. The heart ...

See also research article on page 23 and at www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.140772 and commentary on page 13 and at www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.141532 A ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: I am trying to condense this story as much as possible but give you the details, too. About a month ago, my son had a sore throat. He didn't complain much, so I didn't take him to ...