Clinical Guidance for Acute Rheumatic Fever | Group A Strep | CDC
Jul 10, 2025 · Summary of clinical guidance on diagnosis, testing, and treatment of acute rheumatic fever.
Rheumatic fever - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Dec 2, 2023 · Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease that can develop when strep throat or scarlet fever isn't properly treated. Strep throat and scarlet fever are caused by an infection …
Rheumatic fever - Wikipedia
Rheumatic fever is a systemic disease affecting the connective tissue around arterioles, and can occur after an untreated strep throat infection, specifically due to group A streptococcus …
Rheumatic Fever: Causes, Symptoms (Rash) & Treatment
Another name for the disease is acute rheumatic fever. It occurs when your child’s immune system overreacts to an untreated strep throat or scarlet fever infection.
Acute Rheumatic Fever - Johns Hopkins Medicine
What is acute rheumatic fever? Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease that may develop after an infection with a streptococcus bacteria (such as in strep throat or scarlet fever).
Rheumatic Fever: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Diagnostic Criteria
Nov 14, 2024 · Rheumatic fever is a disease brought on by group A streptococcal infection. Learn about diagnostic criteria, causes, symptoms, treatment, survival, and complications.
Acute rheumatic fever: Treatment and prevention - UpToDate
May 6, 2024 · Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is a nonsuppurative complication of pharyngeal infection with group A Streptococcus (GAS). Signs and symptoms of ARF develop two to three …