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Rheumatic Fever
Alternate Names : Acute Rheumatic Fever
Calling Your Health Care Provider
Call your health care provider if you develop symptoms of rheumatic fever. There are numerous conditions which may have similar symptoms, therefore you will require careful medical evaluation.
If you have symptoms of strep throat, notify your health care provider. You will need to be evaluated and treated if strep throat is confirmed, to decrease your risk of developing rheumatic fever.
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• Definition
• Rheumatic Fever Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Rheumatic Fever Symptoms & Signs
• Rheumatic Fever Prevention
• Rheumatic Fever Diagnosis & Tests
• Rheumatic Fever Treatment
• Rheumatic Fever Prognosis
• Rheumatic Fever Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Arrhythmias
• Arthritis
• Endocarditis
• Heart Failure
• Mitral Stenosis
• Myocarditis
• Pericarditis
• Scarlet Fever
• Strep Throat
Tests & Exams
• ASO Titer
• ESR
Other Topics
• Fever
• Movement - Unpredictable or Jerky
• Nosebleed
• Subcutaneous
Review Date : 8/11/2003
Reviewed By : Kenneth Wener, M.D., Department of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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