Rheumatic fever: An inflammatory disorder that can occur as a complication of untreated streptococcal bacterial infection such as strep throat or scarlet fever. The condition may affect the brain, skin, heart and joints. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Rheumatic fever is available below.
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Febrile disease occurring as a delayed sequela of infections with group A hemolytic streptococci and characterized by multiple focal inflammatory lesions of the connective tissue structures, especially of the heart, blood vessels, and joints (polyarthritis), and by the presence of Aschoff bodies in the myocardium and skin. - (Source - Diseases Database)
A severe disease chiefly of children and characterized by painful inflammation of the joints and frequently damage to the heart valves - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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 Rheumatic fever, or a subtype of Rheumatic fever,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Rheumatic fever as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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