Background—Acute rheumatic fever remains a serious healthcare concern for the majority of the world's population despite its decline in ...

American Heart Association in 1955. Circulation, Volume XXXII, October 1965. The presence of two major criteria, or of one major and two minor criteria ...

According to revised Jones criteria, the diagnosis of rheumatic fever can be made when two of the major criteria, or one major criterion ...

A clinical diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever should be made using the Jones Criteria. A 2015 revised version of the Jones Criteria endorsed by ...

What are the revised Jones criteria for acute rheumatic fever? migratory arthritis of several joints (polyarthritis), heart inflammation (carditis: pericarditis or heart valve disease), nodules under the skin, rapid, jerky movements (Sydenham's chorea, also known as St. a characteristic skin rash (erythema marginatum).

Jones Criteria for Diagnosis of Rheumatic Fever · 1.Evidence of Antecedent Strep Infection? · 2.Polyarthritis? · 3.Chorea? · 4.Erythema Marginatum? · 5.

Fever · Arthralgia · Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate or C-reactive protein level · Prolonged PR interval on electrocardiogram (ECG).

In the revised 2015 Jones criteria (Table II) [4], a low, medium and high-risk population was identified. A low risk population is one in which cases of acute RF ...