In them, I read the dry, short, and ultimately disappointing entries for rheumatoid arthritis. But I also noticed the entries for “rheumatic fever.” Might there be some correlation? I didn’t recall ...

UNLIKE certain other common diseases of childhood, rheumatic fever leaves no known immunity and seems to create an increased susceptibility to recurrent attacks. The effects of these recurrent ...

"For school-aged children with rheumatic fever, monthly intramuscular penicillin injections for around 10 years can be painful and traumatic if they have a fear of needles, and some people may ...

The bacteria can cause severe complications, such as rheumatic fever, and possible damage to the kidneys, liver, or heart, ...

This autoimmune condition arises from a complex continuum that begins with repeated Group A Streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis, leading to acute rheumatic fever (ARF) that eventually results in damage to ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ashtabula County is experiencing a spike in cases of strep throat and scarlet fever from strep throat ...

Painful monthly penicillin injections could be a thing of the past with Griffith University researchers, in collaboration with researchers at the University of New England, investigating the benefits ...

Correspondence to Professor Robert Tulloh, Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol BS2 8BJ, UK; [email protected] Objective To ...

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Most children with scarlet fever do not experience any complications. However, while rare, complications can occur during or ...