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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Rheumatic fever is usually caused by an infection with Group A beta-hemolytic ''[[Streptococcus pyogenes]]''. | Rheumatic fever is usually caused by an infection with [[Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci|Group A beta-hemolytic]] ''[[Streptococcus pyogenes]]''. | ||
==Causes for rheumatic fever== | ==Causes for rheumatic fever== | ||
Common causes of rheumatic fever include:<ref name="pmid19870091">{{cite journal| author=Coburn AF, Pauli RH| title=Studies on the relationship of streptococcus hemolyticus to the rheumatic process: III. Observations on the immunological responses of rheumatic subjects to hemolytic streptococcus. | journal=J Exp Med | year= 1932 | volume= 56 | issue= 5 | pages= 651-76 | pmid=19870091 | doi= | pmc=PMC2132197 | url= }} </ref><ref name="pmid16860129">{{cite journal| author=Martin JM, Barbadora KA|title=Continued high caseload of rheumatic fever in western Pennsylvania: Possible rheumatogenic emm types of streptococcus pyogenes. | journal=J Pediatr | year= 2006 | volume= 149 |issue= 1 | pages= 58-63 | pmid=16860129 | doi=10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.03.006 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16860129 }} </ref><ref name="pmid13431316">{{cite journal| author=DIAMOND EF| title=Hereditary and environmental factors in the pathogenesis of rheumatic fever. | journal=Pediatrics | year= 1957 | volume= 19 | issue= 5 | pages= 908-15 | pmid=13431316 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref> | |||
*[[Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci|Group A beta-hemolytic]] ''[[Streptococcus pyogenes]]'' [[pharyngitis]] | |||
*Mistreated or untreated [[scarlet fever]] | |||
*Antibody [[Hypersensitivity#Type 2 - antibody-dependent|type II hypersensitivity reaction]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Bacterial diseases]] | [[Category:Bacterial diseases]] | ||
[[Category:Rheumatology]] | [[Category:Rheumatology]] | ||
[[Category:Up-To-Date]] | [[Category:Up-To-Date]] | ||
[[Category:Up-To-Date cardiology]] | [[Category:Up-To-Date cardiology]] | ||
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Overview
Rheumatic fever is usually caused by an infection with Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes.
Causes for rheumatic fever
Common causes of rheumatic fever include:[1][2][3]
- Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes pharyngitis
- Mistreated or untreated scarlet fever
- Antibody type II hypersensitivity reaction
References
- ↑ Coburn AF, Pauli RH (1932). "Studies on the relationship of streptococcus hemolyticus to the rheumatic process: III. Observations on the immunological responses of rheumatic subjects to hemolytic streptococcus". J Exp Med. 56 (5): 651–76. PMC 2132197. PMID 19870091.
- ↑ Martin JM, Barbadora KA (2006). "Continued high caseload of rheumatic fever in western Pennsylvania: Possible rheumatogenic emm types of streptococcus pyogenes". J Pediatr. 149 (1): 58–63. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.03.006. PMID 16860129.
- ↑ DIAMOND EF (1957). "Hereditary and environmental factors in the pathogenesis of rheumatic fever". Pediatrics. 19 (5): 908–15. PMID 13431316.