Tag: Sydenham’s chorea

Rheumatic fever – diagnostic criteria Acute rheumatic fever is an immunologically mediated disease which occurs about three weeks after a streptococcal sore throat caused by Group A beta

Major manifestations of rheumatic fever Major manifestations of rheumatic fever: Polyarthritis – usually migratory, fleeting and flitting type of arthritis; fleeting means transient; flitting means jumping from one joint

All the following are revised Jones major criteria except: a) Erythema nodosum b) Migratory polyarthritis c) Sydenham’s chorea d) Subcutaneous nodules

Rheumatic fever is a post streptococcal autoimmune disorder. Many of the features of rheumatic fever were described by Sydenham as early as 17th century.