Rheumatic fever | Rheumatic fever Criteria

Scheduleyourappointmentnowforsafein-personcare.Learnmore:MayoClinicfactsaboutcoronavirusdisease2019(COVID-19)Our COVID-19patient andvisitorguidelines,plustrustedhealthinformationLateston COVID-19vaccination bysite:ArizonapatientvaccinationupdatesArizona,FloridapatientvaccinationupdatesFlorida,RochesterpatientvaccinationupdatesRochesterandMayoClinicHealthSystempatientvaccinationupdatesMCHSSkiptositenavigationSkiptoContentThiscontentdoesnothaveanEnglishversion.ThiscontentdoesnothaveanArabicversion.SectionsforRheumaticfeverSymptoms&causesDiagnosis&treatmentDoctors&departmentsCareatMayoClinicPrintOverviewRheumaticfeverisaninflammatorydiseasethatcandevelopwhenstrepthroatorscarletfeverisn'tproperlytreated.Strepthroatandscarletfeverarecausedbyaninfectionwithstreptococcus(strep-toe-KOK-us)bacteria.Rheumaticfevermostoftenaffectschildrenwhoarebetween5and15yearsold,thoughitcandevelopinyoungerchildrenandadults.Althoughstrepthroatiscommon,rheumaticfeverisrareintheUnitedStatesandotherdevelopedcountries.However,rheumaticfeverremainscommoninmanydevelopingnations.Rheumaticfevercancausepermanentdamagetotheheart,includingdamagedheartvalvesandheartfailure.Treatmentscanreducedamagefrominflammation,lessenpainandothersymptoms,andpreventtherecurrenceofrheumaticfever.Products&ServicesBook:MayoCliniconArthritisSymptomsRheumaticfeversymptomsvary.Youcanhavefewsymptomsorseveral,andsymptomscanchangeduringthecourseofthedisease.Theonsetofrheumaticfeverusuallyoccursabouttwotofourweeksafterastrepthroatinfection.Rheumaticfeversignsandsymptoms—whichresultfrominflammationintheheart,joints,skinorcentralnervoussystem—caninclude:FeverPainfulandtenderjoints—mostoftenintheknees,ankles,elbowsandwristsPaininonejointthatmigratestoanotherjointRed,hotorswollenjointsSmall,painlessbumpsbeneaththeskinChestpainHeartmurmurFatigueFlatorslightlyraised,painlessrashwitharaggededgeJerky,uncontrollablebodymovements(Sydenhamchorea)—mostofteninthehands,feetandfaceOutburstsofunusualbehavior,suchascryingorinappropriatelaughing


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