Acute Rheumatic Fever
It is an acute inflammatory disease occurs due to infection by group A hemolytic streptococci which involves heart, joint, skin and nervous system which develops as autoimmune reaction to infecting organism. Etiology 1. Predisposing causes a. Age should be 5 to 15 years b. Sex has equal incidence 2. Genetic factors: Family incidence known. 3. […]
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