Subcutaneous nodules are one of the manifestations of acute rheumatic fever. They affect less than 10% of people with the condition and usually link to severe carditis, which is heart inflammation.

Both subcutaneous nodules and erythema marginatum are less common manifestations of acute rheumatic fever, both of which are most often linked to a greater chance of developing carditis.

Migratory polyarthritis is the most common symptom in acute rheumatic fever. Subcutaneous nodules arise over the bones and tendons, as well as a rash that starts on the trunk and extends to the limbs.

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Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is the result of an autoimmune response to pharyngitis caused by infection with group A Streptococcus. The long-term damage to cardiac valves caused by ARF, which can ...

IN 1945, Gubner and Szucs1 compared the efficacy of several drugs in the treatment of acute rheumatic fever. ... At the end of the 4th week, she developed subcutaneous nodules.

Acute rheumatic fever should be considered in patients with recent pharyngitis and migratory polyarthritis, heart failure, ... affects 10%–30% of patients; subcutaneous nodules and erythema marginatum ...

In a few cases of acute rheumatic fever a fibrin-staining component is recognized, and this is found especially in early reticular Aschoff bodies, structures described by Klinge 2 as the early ...

Subcutaneous nodules: These refer to lesions in the deeper layers of the skin, such as the deep dermis, or subcutis. ... (2019). Acute rheumatic fever diagnosis and management: ...

The current prevalence of acute rheumatic fever in Canada is between 0.1 and 2 cases per 100 000.4 This number could well be increasing — similar populations, such as those of the inter-mountain ...

The diagnosis of rheumatic fever is based on evidence of a preceding streptococcal infection as well as a number of other factors that a doctor is best suited for identifying.

Five manifestations are considered major manifestations of acute rheumatic fever: carditis, migratory polyarthritis, Sydenham’s chorea, erythema marginatum, and subcutaneous nodules.