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  1. Rheumatic fever - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Dec 2, 2023 · Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease that can develop when strep throat or scarlet fever isn't properly treated. Strep throat and scarlet fever are caused by an infection with …

  2. Rheumatic Fever: Causes, Symptoms (Rash) & Treatment

    Jun 14, 2023 · Rheumatic fever is an autoimmune condition that inflames your child’s tissues, such as their joints and heart. Another name for the disease is acute rheumatic fever.

  3. About Rheumatic Fever | Group A Strep | CDC

    Aug 7, 2025 · Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory condition that can affect the heart, joints, brain, and skin. Rheumatic fever can develop if strep throat, scarlet fever, or impetigo aren't treated properly. …

  4. Rheumatic fever - Wikipedia

    Rheumatic fever is a systemic disease affecting the connective tissue around arterioles, and can occur after an untreated strep throat infection, specifically due to group A streptococcus (GAS), …

  5. Rheumatic fever | Description, Cause, Symptoms, & Treatment

    Mar 1, 2026 · Rheumatic fever, inflammatory disease of the heart, joints, central nervous system, and subcutaneous tissues that develops after a throat infection with group A beta-hemolytic …

  6. Rheumatic Fever: Symptoms and Possible Complications

    Jan 5, 2026 · Rheumatic fever is thought to be an inflammatory immune response to a past infection. It can cause swelling in the heart, joints, brain, and skin, which can result in a variety of symptoms.

  7. What is Rheumatic Fever? What Causes This Strep Throat ... - WebMD

    Feb 8, 2024 · Rheumatic fever is a serious illness that can be life-threatening if left untreated. It happens when strep throat, caused by a bacteria called group A streptococcus, isn't treated properly.

  8. Rheumatic Fever - University of Rochester Medical Center

    Rheumatic fever is a complex disease that affects the joints, skin, heart, blood vessels, and brain. It happens after an infection with strep bacteria, such as strep throat or scarlet fever.

  9. Acute Rheumatic Fever - Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease that may develop after an infection with a streptococcus bacteria (such as in strep throat or scarlet fever). The disease can affect the joints, heart, skin and …

  10. Rheumatic Fever: Causes, Treatment, and Prevention - Healthline

    May 23, 2018 · Rheumatic fever is a complication of strep throat. If left untreated, it can cause permanent damage to the heart. The condition usually appears in children between the ages of 5 …