Streptococcus and rheumatic fever

Streptococcus and rheumatic fever.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW To give an overview of the current hypotheses of the pathogenesis of rheumatic fever and group A streptococcal autoimmune sequelae of the heart valve and brain. RECENT FINDINGS Human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) derived from rheumatic heart disease have provided evidence for crossreactive autoantibodies that target the dominant group A streptococcal epitope of the group A ca...

The Streptococcus, Rheumatic Fever and Glomerulonephritis

Rheumatic fever and the haemolytic streptococcus.

Group A Streptococcus, Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease: Epidemiology and Clinical Considerations

OPINION STATEMENT Early recognition of group A streptococcal pharyngitis and appropriate management with benzathine penicillin using local clinical prediction rules together with validated rapi-strep testing when available should be incorporated in primary health care. A directed approach to the differential diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever now includes the concept of low-risk versus medium-t...

Cutaneous Manifestations of Rheumatic Fever in Children

Sur 2601 admissions, chez 113 enfants at­teints de la maladie de Bouillaud, hospitalises en cinq ans dans deux services de pediatrie de Te­heran (C.H.U. de Pahlavi, C.H.U. de Logman­doleh Adham) 6 cas de manifestations cutanees  (trois cas de nodules, trois cas d'erytheme mar­ginatum) ont ete constates, trois d'entre eux souffrant d'une cardite severe et evolutive.  En Iran !'incidence des si...