What is Acute rheumatic fever?

Contents

Acute rheumatic fever: Introduction
Types of Acute rheumatic fever
Prognosis
Complications
Prevalence
Other names for Acute rheumatic fever
Who gets Acute rheumatic fever?
What causes Acute rheumatic fever?
What are the symptoms of Acute rheumatic fever?
Organs Affected by Acute rheumatic fever
Can anyone else get Acute rheumatic fever?
How is it treated?
Acute rheumatic fever: Introduction

What is Acute rheumatic fever?

Acute rheumatic fever: Bacterial joint infection with risk of heart complications.
Acute rheumatic fever: A clinical syndrome characterized by a sudden decrease in glomerular filtration rate, often to values of less than 1 to 2 ml per minute. It is usually associated with oliguria (urine volumes of less than 400 ml per day) and is always associated with biochemical consequences of the reduction in glomerular filtration rate such as a rise in blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine concentrations.
Source - Diseases Database

Acute rheumatic fever is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Acute rheumatic fever, or a subtype of Acute rheumatic fever, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Acute rheumatic fever: Introduction

Types of Acute rheumatic fever:

Broader types of Acute rheumatic fever:

How many people get Acute rheumatic fever?

Incidence (annual) of Acute rheumatic fever: 12 per 1000 (NHIS95)
Incidence Rate of Acute rheumatic fever: approx 1 in 83 or 1.20% or 3.3 million people in USA [about data]

Who gets Acute rheumatic fever?

Patient Profile for Acute rheumatic fever: Mostly children and teens; typically children 5-15

Profile for Acute rheumatic fever: It is most common among children between 5-15 years of age. (Source: excerpt from Group A Streptococcal Infections, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

How serious is Acute rheumatic fever?

Complications of Acute rheumatic fever: see complications of Acute rheumatic fever
Deaths for Acute rheumatic fever: 3,767 deaths reported in USA 1999 for acute rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatic conditions (NVSR Sep 2001)

What causes Acute rheumatic fever?

Causes of Acute rheumatic fever: see causes of Acute rheumatic fever
Risk factors for Acute rheumatic fever: see risk factors for Acute rheumatic fever

What are the symptoms of Acute rheumatic fever?

Symptoms of Acute rheumatic fever: see symptoms of Acute rheumatic fever

Complications of Acute rheumatic fever: see complications of Acute rheumatic fever

Incubation period for Acute rheumatic fever: 18 days (after exposure such as strep throat)

Incubation period for Acute rheumatic fever: Symptoms typically occur 18 days after an untreated strep throat. (Source: excerpt from Group A Streptococcal Infections, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Duration of Acute rheumatic fever: 3 months with gradual recovery

Duration of Acute rheumatic fever: An acute attack lasts approximately 3 months. (Source: excerpt from Group A Streptococcal Infections, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)