0 relating to inflammation of muscles, joints, heart valves, or other parts of the body:
She has a rheumatic hip.
In addition, mitral plus either aortic or tricuspid lesions are usually secondary to rheumatic fever.
In contrast to the previous literature, we have analyzed specifically the presence of congenital cardiac malformations in patients with proven rheumatic heart disease.
Susceptibility to rheumatic fever have been ascertained because of the poor quality of records in earlier years.
These two categories often reach significant proportions, being several times the registered rates for acute rheumatic fever and chronic rheumatic heart disease.
This suggests excess mortality from rheumatic heart disease.
The cumulative incidence of acute rheumatic fever estimates the proportion of susceptible individuals in endemically exposed populations.
Either of these exceptions occurring as isolated manifestations establish rheumatic etiology without accompanying major or minor manifestations.
The other manifestations of acute rheumatic fever besides carditis usually disappear without sequels.
