loading...| Preferred Name |
Rheumatic Fever |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C34984 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
A febrile disease occurring as a delayed sequela of infections with group A hemolytic streptococci and characterized by multiple focal inflammatory lesions of the connective tissue structures, especially of the heart, blood vessels, and joints (polyarthritis), and by the presence of Aschoff bodies in the myocardium and skin. (Dorland, 27th ed) An inflammatory disorder that follows infection with group A streptococcus. It may manifest with carditis, migratory polyarthritis, subcutaneous nodules, erythema marginatum, and chorea. |
| code |
C34984 |
| Concept_In_Subset | |
| Contributing_Source |
NICHD |
| DEFINITION |
An inflammatory disorder that follows infection with group A streptococcus. It affects the heart, joints, and subcutaneous tissues. It manifests with pericarditis, heart murmur, congestive heart failure, polyarthritis, subcutaneous nodules, and erythema marginatum. It is characterized by the formation of granulomatous lesions called Aschoff bodies usually in the heart tissue. |
| FULL_SYN |
ARF Acute Rheumatic Fever |
| Has_NICHD_Parent | |
| label |
Rheumatic Fever |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Rheumatic_Fever |
| NICHD_Hierarchy_Term |
Rheumatic Fever |
| Preferred_Name |
Rheumatic Fever |
| prefixIRI |
C34984 |
| prefLabel |
Rheumatic Fever |
| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0035436 |
| subClassOf |