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Causes for rheumatic fever
- Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes throat infection usually precedes development of rheumatic fever[1].
- Certain strains of group A streptococcus such as emm type 12 which are known to cause rheumatic fever[2].
- Scarlet fever though rare, can cause rheumatic fever.
- Positive family history of rheumatic fever associated with autosomal recessive gene pattern of inheritance has been observed in several studies to increase the susceptibility of developing rheumatic fever[3][2].
References
- ↑ Coburn AF, Pauli RH (1932). "STUDIES ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF STREPTOCOCCUS HEMOLYTICUS TO THE RHEUMATIC PROCESS : III. OBSERVATIONS ON THE IMMUNOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF RHEUMATIC SUBJECTS TO HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS". J Exp Med. 56 (5): 651–76. PMC 2132197. PMID 19870091.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Martin JM, Barbadora KA (2006). "Continued high caseload of rheumatic fever in western Pennsylvania: Possible rheumatogenic emm types of streptococcus pyogenes". J Pediatr. 149 (1): 58–63. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.03.006. PMID 16860129.
- ↑ DIAMOND EF (1957). "Hereditary and environmental factors in the pathogenesis of rheumatic fever". Pediatrics. 19 (5): 908–15. PMID 13431316.