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Causes of Rheumatic fever

Contents

Rheumatic fever: Introduction
List of Causes
Primary Cause of Rheumatic fever
Hidden causes
Risk factors
Complication causes
Related cause information

List of causes of Rheumatic fever

Following is a list of causes or underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Rheumatic fever) that could possibly cause Rheumatic fever includes:

Primary Cause of Rheumatic fever

The primary cause of Rheumatic fever is the result:

of an infectious agent.

Causes of Rheumatic fever (Diseases Database):

The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Rheumatic fever that are listed by the Diseases Database:

Streptococcus Group A

Source: Diseases Database

Rheumatic fever Causes: Risk Factors

The following conditions have been cited in various sources as potentially causal risk factors related to Rheumatic fever:

Rheumatic fever: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Rheumatic fever, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Rheumatic fever:

Acute rheumatic fever
ARF
Group A streptococcal infection
Structural heart disease
Sore throat
Scarlet fever
Streptococcal pharyngitis
Jones criteria
Valvular vegetations
Endocarditis
Mitral valveregurgitation
LV dilation
Congestive heart failure

Rheumatic fever: Causes and Types

Causes of Types of Rheumatic fever: Review the cause informationfor the various types of Rheumatic fever:

Causes of Broader Categories of Rheumatic fever: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

Rheumatic fever as a complication of other conditions:

Other conditions that might have Rheumatic fever as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Rheumatic fever. Our database lists the following as having Rheumatic fever as a complication of that condition: