About The Medical Condition Acute Rheumatic Arthritis

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Acute Rheumatic Arthritis

Acute Rheumatic Arthritis Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Acute Rheumatic Arthritis Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Acute Rheumatic Arthritis?

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)

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