a patient might have had joint involvement with the first attack and chorea, with or without joint involvement, in the second attack. Table 3 Repetitive Major Features of Rheumatic Fever in ...

Rheumatic fever acutely causes symptoms of pericarditis ... pale center and is referred to as erythema marginatum. Sydenham's chorea (St. Vitus’ dance) occurs and is described as uncontrollable ...

The research, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, finds that rheumatic fever attacked the boy’s heart and his motorneural system, triggering chronic heart failure and Sydenham’s chorea, manifest in ...