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Rheumatic Fever
Alternate Names : Acute Rheumatic Fever
Rheumatic Fever Prognosis (Expectations)
The recurrence of rheumatic fever is relatively common in the absence of maintenance of low dose antibiotics, especially during the first 3 to 5 years after the first episode of rheumatic fever. Heart complications may be long-term and severe, particularly if the heart valves are involved.
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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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