ACUTE rheumatic fever, in the absence of intercurrent streptococcal respiratory infections and rheumatic recrudescences, is generally a self-limited disease that subsides within twelve weeks.

a long-term consequence of rheumatic fever, which he was diagnosed with as a 14-year-old Whangārei schoolboy after coming ...

A RECENT review of the literature 1 and our own experience at the House of the Good Samaritan 2–5 suggest that early treatment of rheumatic fever with ACTH and cortisone may prevent or mitigate ...

Rheumatic heart disease is a chronic condition that results years after acute rheumatic fever, which is caused by group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes. This organism produces a ...

The research of the Helsinki Rheumatic diseases and Inflammation Group focuses on studying the mechanisms of inflammation in rheumatic diseases and osteoarthritis, with special emphasis on role of ...