Rheumatic Fever https://greenmedinfo.com/taxonomy/term/834/all en Arthritis: Rheumatic: Acute https://greenmedinfo.com/disease/arthritis-rheumatic-acute <div class="field field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image" width="450" height="403" alt="" src="//cdn.greenmedinfo.com/sites/default/files/JointPain_6.jpg?1468528081" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-copyright"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Copyright: &lt;a href=&#039;http://www.123rf.com/profile_yopedro&#039;&gt;yopedro / 123RF Stock Photo&lt;/a&gt; </div> </div> </div> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-facebook-like-info"><legend>Facebook Like Info</legend><div class="field field-facebook-total-count"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0 </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> Rheumatic Fever Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:14:14 +0000 greenmedinfo 19065 at https://greenmedinfo.com Rheumatic fever: A model of autoimmune disease due to molecular mimicry between human and pathogen proteins. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/rheumatic-fever-model-autoimmune-disease-due-molecular-mimicry-between-human-a PMID:  Crit Rev Immunol. 2020 ;40(5):419-422. PMID: 33463953 Abstract Title:  Rheumatic Fever: A Model of Autoimmune Disease due to Molecular Mimicry between Human and Pathogen Proteins. Abstract:  Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is caused by an autoimmune response to throat infection with Streptococcus pyogenes in individuals who present some susceptibility genes. Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the major sequela and can cause heart failure and premature mortality. The disease is mediated by humoral and cellular immune responses. In this review, we present the major events that can trigger heart lesions. <p><a href="https://greenmedinfo.com/article/rheumatic-fever-model-autoimmune-disease-due-molecular-mimicry-between-human-a" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://greenmedinfo.com/article/rheumatic-fever-model-autoimmune-disease-due-molecular-mimicry-between-human-a#comments Autoimmune Diseases Rheumatic Fever Molecular Mimicry Review Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:16:36 +0000 greenmedinfo 234529 at https://greenmedinfo.com Rheumatism: Articular: Acute https://greenmedinfo.com/disease/rheumatism-articular-acute <div class="field field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image" width="450" height="450" alt="" src="//cdn.greenmedinfo.com/sites/default/files/Joints_7.jpg?1486085214" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-copyright"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Copyright: &lt;a href=&#039;http://www.123rf.com/profile_stockdevil&#039;&gt;stockdevil / 123RF Stock Photo&lt;/a&gt; </div> </div> </div> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-facebook-like-info"><legend>Facebook Like Info</legend><div class="field field-facebook-total-count"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0 </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> Rheumatic Fever Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:25:40 +0000 greenmedinfo 21864 at https://greenmedinfo.com