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Last Update: 10/21/2024 09:21 AM

Current Deck: BUMed Mother Deck::YL2.S1-PATHOLOGY::PTH.S1.L02.The Heart::06.Valvular Heart Disease

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RHEUMATIC FEVER

10 days to 6 weeks after a group A streptococcal infection (3% patients)
{{c1::Children 5-16 years but may occur in middle to later life:: Susceptible age group}}
Increased vulnerability to reactivation of the disease with subsequent pharyngeal infections

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