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abdominal pain 39, 59 treatment of 62-64 acute phase reactants and the Jones 12, 28 Criteria 46 atrioventricular conduction distur• age bances 33 and incidence of rheumatic fever 23, 24 bacitracin test 22 and recurrences 23, 24 bed rest, in treatment of rheumatic anemIa 55 fever 61 antibiotics benzathine penicillin G 75, 87, 88 and prevention of recurrences 75-78 and treatment of rheumatic fever 61 carditis 30-34 and treatment of streptococcal arrhythmias in 33 infections 86-88 bed rest for 61 antibodies differential diagnosis of 55-58 heart 26 electrocardiogram in 3l streptococcal, and diagnosis of murmurs in 30 rheumatic fever 41-43, 59 prognosis of 66-70 streptozyme test 43 silent 33 anti-inflammatory drugs 62-64 steroids in 62-64 antistreptolysin 0 (ASO) 23, 26, treatment of 60-65 41-43,46,47 viral 57 arrhythmias 33 Carey Coombs murmur 31 arthralgia 34 chorea, Sydenham's 35-37 differential diagnosis 51-55 clinical findings 36 and Jones Criteria 45-50 differential diagnosis 58 arthritis treatment of 65 differential diagnosis of 51-55 congenital heart disease 56 infectious 53 congestive heart failure treatment of reactive 53 62-65 in rheumatic fever 34, 35 C-reactive protein 44, 64 94 INDEX crowding, and incidence of rheumatic J ones Criteria 45-47 fever 18-21 application of 47-50 cultures, throat, for streptococcal maj or manifestations 46 infections 85 minor manifestations 46 juvenile mitral stenosis 68 diagnosis of rheumatic fever laboratory findings criteria for 45-47 antistreptococcal antibodies 41-43 differential 51-59 C-reactive protein 44 errors in 58, 59 erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) of streptococcal infections 84, 85 44 digitalis 64 Legg-Calve-Perthes 52 diuretics 64 leukemia 55 limb pain, in differential diagnosis electrocardiogram 33 51, 52 environment, and rheumatic fever Lyme arthritis 54 18-21 epistaxis 39 McCallum patch 27 erythema marginatum 38 mitral stenosis 68 erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) mortality 69 40, 44, 59 murmurs erythromycin in streptococcal infections of aortic regurgitation 31 87,88 Carey Coombs 31 etiology, of acute rheumatic fever innocent 55 18-25 of mitral regurgitation 31 of mitral stenosis 31 family studies 24, 25 in rheumatic carditis 30 fever 38 myocarditis pathology of 27 genetic factors 24 viral, in diagnosis of rheumatic fever glomerulonephritis, and skin infections 57 25, 26 growing pains 52 nodules see subcutaneous nodules nutrition, and etiology of rheumatic health education 90 fever 21 healthworkers, non-physician, for rheu- matic fever prevention 89-91 onset, rheumatic fever, mode of 29 heart antibodies 26 overcrowding and rheumatic fever heart block 33 incidence 18-21 heart disease, congenital, and diagnosis of rheumatic fever 56 pathogenesis 25-27 heart murmurs, in rheumatic fever 31 pathology 27, 28 32 penicillin hemichorea 36 noncompliance in use of 79-82 Henoch-Sch6nlein purpura 54 oral 77 host factors, and the etiology of rheu• parenteral (benzathine penicillin) matic fever 23-25 75-77 Huntington's chorea 58 for prevention of initial rheumatic attacks 86-88 incidence, of rheumatic fever 14, 15 for prevention of rheumatic recur• and tropical countries 14 rences 75-78 95 RHEUMATIC FEVER

reactions 81 fatalities 69 for streptococcal infections 86-88 rheumatoid arthritis 52 for treatment of acute rheumatic rubella, and arthritis 55 fever 61 pericarditis 32 St Vitus' dance see chorea, Sydenham's pharyngitis see streptococcal infections salicylates in rheumatic fever 62-64 physical activity and acute rheumatic serum sickness 54 fever 61 sequelae, of rheumatic fever 66-70 pneumonia, rheumatic 39 sickle cell disease 55 polyarthritis see arthritis socioeconomic factors 18-21 prevalence of rheumatic heart disease steroids, recommended regimen of 16 62-64 prevention streptococcal antibodies see antibodies duration of prophylaxis 78 streptococcal pharyngitis of initial rheumatic attacks 83-88 cultures for 85 obstacles to 79-82 diagnosis of 84 of recurrent rheumatic attacks treatment for 86-88 75-82 streptococci, group A prognosis see sequelae antibodies to 23 prophylaxis see prevention and etiology of rheumatic fever public health aspects 16, 17,89-91 21-23 serologic groups 22 rebound phenomena 64 serologic types 22 recurrences, rheumatic 71-74 streptozyme test 43 clinical ;'anifestations 73; 74 subcutaneous nodules 37 prevention of 75-82 sulfonamides, for prevention of rheu- relation to age and interval 71-73 matic recurrences 76-78 rheumatic fever Sydenham's chorea see chorea clinical manifestations in different synovitis of the hip 53 countries 48-50 definition of 11 32 differential diagnosis of 51-59 throat cultures 85 duration of attack 39, 40 tics, in diagnosis of chorea 58 history of 12, 13 severity, importance of 14, 15 viral infections sequelae 66-70 and arthritis 54 treatment of 60-65 carditis 57 rheumatic heart disease definition of 12 Yersinia enterocolitica, polyarthritis in 54

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