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Health Encyclopedia: Rheumatic Fever
Acute rheumatic fever
Symptoms
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Fever - Joint pain, migratory
arthritis -- involving primarily knees, elbows, ankles, and wrists - Joint swelling; redness or warmth
- Abdominal pain
- Skin rash (erythema marginatum)
- Skin eruption on the trunk and upper part of arms or legs
- Eruptions that are ring-shaped or snake-like in appearance
- Skin nodules
- Sydenham's
chorea -- emotional instability, muscular weakness ...
Expert & Community Posts
To Exercise or Not to Exercise: The Effects on Chronic Pain
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert...joints.Increase joint flexibility, which allows for less joint pain.Improve quality of sleep by... Read more »
Can I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus?
By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert...15,000 may have both Lupus and RA. “In lupus, joint pain (arthralgia) is common. Joint... Read more »
Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Rheumatoid Arthritis
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert...effects of the interactions between the mind and emotions and the body systems. Such... Read more »
Children also Suffer from Chronic Pain
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert...disrupts their school attendance, and affects their emotions. Studies have shown that even the... Read more »
Think Positive is Theme of 2008 World Arthritis Day...And Words to Live By
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...arthritis. I've had it since I was a toddler, so joint pain, stiffness and flares are the only... Read more »
Health Guide
Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
...most common symptoms that may be found in both FM and ME/CFS are debilitating fatigue, muscle and/or joint pain, difficulty with memory, concentration and cognitive functioning, depression,... Read more »Recognizing, Diagnosing & Treating IBD in Children
...if there is chronic diarrhea and bleeding, but if there are other presentations, such as flares of joint pain, diarrhea with no blood, chronic anal fissure, or poor growth without other symptoms,... Read more »Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosis
...The early symptoms of these conditions may mimic some of those that appear in CFS, such as muscle and joint pain and fatigue. These diseases, like CFS, also occur more often in women than in men.... Read more »Premenstrual Syndrome: Diagnosis
...ordinary demandsFeeling under stressSudden bursts of irritability or angerSadness, depressionMuscle and joint painWeight gainSteady feeling of heaviness, discomfort, or pain in the abdomenSwelling... Read more »Crohn's Disease: Complications
...patient has a poor sense of well-being and experiences complications that may include weight loss, joint pain, inflammation in the eyes, reddened or ulcerated skin, fistulas, abscesses, and fever.... Read more »Images
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Hormone No Fountain of Youth
August 04, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) A great deal of attention has been focused on athletes and entertainers using the human growth hormone (hGH). However,... Read summary »
Q&A: Could Voltaren gel help my joint pain?
October 09, 2008A reader asks Joe and Teresa Graedon of The People's Pharmacy about the new gel form of the painkiller Voltaren. The Graedons talk about how the gel... Read summary »
Higher, more frequent Remicade doses may ease RA
October 03, 2008Higher or more frequent doses of Remicade may help reduce rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients' joint pain and swelling, new research suggests. Most RA... Read summary »
9 ways to ease joint stress
October 02, 2008Lifting, bending, and normal wear and tear can cause joint pain as we age. Medications help this pain, but there are other ways to ease stress on... Read summary »
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