About The Medical Condition Polyarthritis Rheumatica

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Polyarthritis Rheumatica

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Polyarthritis Rheumatica Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Polyarthritis Rheumatica?

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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