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	Rheumatic fever;
	Rheumatic Mitral Valvulitis: Gross; an excellent example of acute rheumatic fever lesion along line of closure of mitral valve ; Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology
ICD-10	I00-I02
ICD-9	390–392
DiseasesDB	11487
MedlinePlus	003940
MeSH	D012213

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Rheumatic fever
Rheumatic Mitral Valvulitis: Gross; an excellent example of acute rheumatic fever lesion along line of closure of mitral valve Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology
ICD-10	I00-I02
ICD-9	390–392
DiseasesDB	11487
MedlinePlus	003940
MeSH	D012213