Rheumatic Fever: All You Need to Know | Jones Criteria

SkipdirectlytositecontentSkipdirectlytopageoptionsSkipdirectlytoA-ZlinkGroupAStreptococcal(GAS)DiseaseSectionNavigationCDCHomeFacebookTwitterLinkedInSyndicateRheumaticFever:AllYouNeedtoKnowEspañol(Spanish)MinusRelatedPagesRheumaticfever(acuterheumaticfever)isadiseasethatcanaffecttheheart,joints,brain,andskin.Rheumaticfevercandevelopifstrepthroatandscarletfeverinfectionsarenottreatedproperly.Earlydiagnosisoftheseinfectionsandtreatmentwithantibioticsarekeytopreventingrheumaticfever.OnThisPageHowYouGetRheumaticFeverRheumaticFeverIsNotContagiousFeverandPainful,TenderJointsAreCommonSignsandSymptomsChildrenMostOftenAffectedManyTests,ConsiderationsHelpDoctorsDiagnoseRheumaticFeverTreatmentFocusesonManagingInflammation,SymptomsSeriousComplicationsIncludeLong-termHeartDamageProtectYourselfandOthersHowYouGetRheumaticFeverRheumaticfevermaydevelopafterstrepthroat orscarletfever infectionsthatarenottreatedproperly.BacteriacalledgroupAStreptococcusorgroupAstrepcausestrepthroatandscarletfever.Itusuallytakesabout1to5weeksafterstrepthroatorscarletfeverforrheumaticfevertodevelop.Rheumaticfeveristhoughttobecausedbyaresponseofthebody’sdefensesystem—theimmunesystem.Theimmunesystemrespondstotheearlierstrepthroatorscarletfeverinfectionandcausesageneralizedinflammatoryresponse.RheumaticFeverIsNotContagiousPeoplecannotcatchrheumaticfeverfromsomeoneelsebecauseitisanimmuneresponseandnotaninfection.However,peoplewithstrepthroat orscarletfever canspreadgroupAstreptoothers,primarilythroughrespiratorydroplets.FeverandPainful,TenderJointsAreCommonSignsandSymptomsSymptomsofrheumaticfevercaninclude:FeverPainful,tenderjoints(arthritis),mostcommonlyintheknees,ankles,elbows,andwristsSymptomsofcongestiveheartfailure,includingchestpain,shortnessofbreath,fastheartbeatFatigueJerky,uncontrollablebodymovements(called“chorea”)Painlesslumps(nodules)undertheskinnearjoints(thisisararesymptom)Rashthatappearsaspinkringswithaclearcenter(thisisararesymptom)Inaddition,someonewithrheumaticfevercanhave:AnewheartmurmurA


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