5 main manifestations of rheumatic fever

Rheumatic fever is caused by group A hemolytic streptococci infection to school-age children's common knot tissue disease, mainly for the performance of systemic non-purulent inflammation of connective tissue disease, invasion of the heart and joints, but also other organs, but the heart damage is most serious. It has the following aspects: first, acute rheumatic carditis, including myocarditis, endocarditis, pericarditis, often affected at the same time. The second is chronic heart valve disease. The third is the symptoms of arthritis. Arthritis is mainly characterized by wandering, multiple large joints are mainly, and small joints can occasionally be involved. Fourth, chorea is characterized by spasmodic movements of muscle groups without purpose, most of which are limb movements, which disappear after sleep. The fifth skin lesion is characterized by subcutaneous nodules and annular erythema. The above are its five main clinical manifestations.