Rheumatic Fever

"Rheumatic Fever" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D012213
MeSH Number(s)	C01.252.410.890.731 C05.550.114.843 C05.799.825
Concept/Terms	Rheumatic Fever Rheumatic Fever Fever, Rheumatic Fevers, Rheumatic Rheumatic Fevers Arthritis, Acute Rheumatic Acute Rheumatic Arthritides Acute Rheumatic Arthritis Arthritides, Acute Rheumatic Rheumatic Arthritides, Acute Rheumatic Arthritis, Acute Arthritis, Rheumatic, Acute Rheumatism, Articular, Acute Polyarthritis Rheumatica Polyarthritis Rheumaticas Rheumatic Arthritis Rheumatism, Acute Articular Acute Articular Rheumatism Acute Articular Rheumatisms Articular Rheumatism, Acute Articular Rheumatisms, Acute Rheumatisms, Acute Articular Acute Rheumatic Fever Acute Rheumatic Fevers Fever, Acute Rheumatic Fevers, Acute Rheumatic Rheumatic Fever, Acute Rheumatic Fevers, Acute Inflammatory Rheumatism

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Rheumatic Fever".

Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Bacterial Infections [C01.252]
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections [C01.252.410]
Streptococcal Infections [C01.252.410.890]
Rheumatic Fever [C01.252.410.890.731]
Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05]
Joint Diseases [C05.550]
Arthritis [C05.550.114]
Rheumatic Fever [C05.550.114.843]
Rheumatic Diseases [C05.799]
Rheumatic Fever [C05.799.825]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Rheumatic Fever".

Rheumatic Fever
Rheumatic Heart Disease

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Year	Major Topic	Total
2002	1	1
2006	1	1
2007	1	1
2016	1	1
2018	2	2
2021	1	1

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Gutman SJ, Costello BT, van Leeuwen MG, Wright LM, Varghese SE, O'Brien J, Brady S, Wong CX, Maguire GP, Marwick TH, Narula J, Taylor AJ. Noninvasive Identification of Carditis in Acute Rheumatic Fever. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 04; 15(4):707-709.

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Marrie RA, Walld R, Bolton JM, Sareen J, Patten SB, Singer A, Lix LM, Hitchon CA, El-Gabalawy R, Katz A, Fisk JD, Bernstein CN. Psychiatric comorbidity increases mortality in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2018 Jul - Aug; 53:65-72.

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Marrie RA, Walld R, Bolton JM, Sareen J, Walker JR, Patten SB, Singer A, Lix LM, Hitchon CA, El-Gabalawy R, Katz A, Fisk JD, Bernstein CN. Physical comorbidities increase the risk of psychiatric comorbidity in immune-mediated inflammatory disease. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2018 Mar - Apr; 51:71-78.

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Garcia AF, Yamaga KM, Shafer LA, Bollt O, Tam EK, Cunningham MW, Kurahara DK. Cardiac Myosin Epitopes Recognized by Autoantibody in Acute and Convalescent Rheumatic Fever. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 09; 35(9):1021-6.

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Erdem G, Dodd A, Tuua A, Sinclair S, I'atala TF, Marrone JR, Tuua B. Acute rheumatic fever in American Samoa. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2007 Dec; 26(12):1158-9.

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Erdem G, Mizumoto C, Esaki D, Reddy V, Kurahara D, Yamaga K, Abe L, Johnson D, Yamamoto K, Kaplan EL. Group A streptococcal isolates temporally associated with acute rheumatic fever in Hawaii: differences from the continental United States. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Aug 01; 45(3):e20-4.

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Kurahara DK, Grandinetti A, Galario J, Reddy DV, Tokuda A, Langan S, Tanabe B, Yamamoto KS, Yamaga KM. Ethnic differences for developing rheumatic fever in a low-income group living in Hawaii. Ethn Dis. 2006; 16(2):357-61.

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Kurahara D, Tokuda A, Grandinetti A, Najita J, Ho C, Yamamoto K, Reddy DV, Macpherson K, Iwamuro M, Yamaga K. Ethnic differences in risk for pediatric rheumatic illness in a culturally diverse population. J Rheumatol. 2002 Feb; 29(2):379-83.

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