Term Name: rheumatic fever
Synonyms: ACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVER, RhF - Rheumatic fever
Definition: A connective tissue disease that develops from an antecedent Group A Streptococcal pharyngeal infection and has_symptom carditis, has_symptom polyarthritis, has_symptom chorea, has_symptom erythema marginatum, has_symptom subcutaneous nodules, has_symptom arthralgia, has_symptom prolonged PR interval, and/or has_symptom fever.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:1586]   ( DOID:1586 )

Relationships
is a type of: bacterial infectious disease