Rheumatic Heart Disease is the sequelae of Rheumatic fever which is an infection by a bacterium (beta hemolytic streptococcus).The fever affects children or young adults. It typically presents with fever and joint inflammations. The common joints affected are knee, hip and elbow. The swelling and pain in joints has a characteristic ‘fleeting’ nature. They affect one joint at a time and seem to migrate from one joint to another. The joint lesions heal without any scar. Mehr anzeigen
