Acute rheumatic fever is initiated by group A streptococcal phar-yngitis. This is followed by a latent period of 2-6 weeks, afterwhich the clinical syndrome of acute rheumatic fever evolves,characterized by polyarthri...Acute rheumatic fever is initiated by group A streptococcal phar-yngitis. This is followed by a latent period of 2-6 weeks, afterwhich the clinical syndrome of acute rheumatic fever evolves,characterized by polyarthritis, carditis, chorea, erythema marginatum and subcutaneous nodules. These features may occur singly or in any combination.展开更多
文摘Acute rheumatic fever is initiated by group A streptococcal phar-yngitis. This is followed by a latent period of 2-6 weeks, afterwhich the clinical syndrome of acute rheumatic fever evolves,characterized by polyarthritis, carditis, chorea, erythema marginatum and subcutaneous nodules. These features may occur singly or in any combination.
