Acute Rheumatic Fever: Changing Manifestations
Authors: ROBERT H. PERSELLIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1978)

Editorials1 December 1978Acute Rheumatic Fever: Changing ManifestationsROBERT H. PERSELLIN, M.D.ROBERT H. PERSELLIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-89-6-1002 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDiagnostic criteria are made of frail stuff, especially when used in the analysis of a single case. More suitable for population descriptions and case selection in clinical trials, criterial formulations must be revised frequently as diagnostic techniques are refined and knowledge of disease processes changes.Acute rheumatic fever, especially its presentation in the adult, is one such disease in which the evolving clinical features strain the existing criteria (1). The difficulties in applying the revised Jones' criteria to adults are emphasized in the paper by McDanald and Weisman in this issue (2). That acute rheumatic fever is a sequel to...References1. STOLLERMANMARKOWITZTARANTAWANNAMAKERWHITTEMORE GMALR: Jones' criteria (revised) for guidance in the diagnosis of rheumatic fever. Circulation 32:664-668, 1965 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. MCDANALDWEISMAN EM: Articular manifestations of rheumatic fever in adults. Ann Intern Med 89:917-920, 1978 LinkGoogle Scholar3. STOLLERMAN G: Rheumatic Fever and Streptococcal Infection. New York Grune and Stratton 1975 Google Scholar4. STRASSER T: Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in the 1970's. WHO Chronicle 32:18-25, 1978 MedlineGoogle Scholar5. BARNERTTERRYPERSELLIN AER: Acute rheumatic fever in adults. JAMA 232:925-928, 1975 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. AHVONENSIEVERSAHO PKK: Arthritis associated with Yersinia enterocolitica infection. Acta Rheumatol Scand 15:232-253, 1969 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. EDITORIAL: Acute rheumatic fever and yersinia arthritis. Lancet 2:1408-1409, 1971 MedlineGoogle Scholar8. AHOAHVONENLASSUSSIEVERSTIILIKAINEN KPAKA: HL-A27 in reactive arthritis. A study of yersinia arthritis and Reiter's disease. Arthritis Rheum 17:521-526, 1974 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. MURRAYMONTIELPERSELLIN GMR: A study of HLA antigens in adults with acute rheumatic fever. Arthritis Rheum 21:652-656, 1978 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. GREENBERGGRAYYUNIS LEE: Association of HL-A5 and immune responsiveness in vitro to streptococcal antigens. J Exp Med 141:935-943, 1975 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Division of Rheumatology University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, Texas PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByMovement disorders in children and adolescentsPoststreptococcal Reactive Arthritis in Adults: Long-Term Follow-UpBioprosthetic Heart Valves–Replacing Order with Chaos: Electron Microscopic StudyACUTE RHEUMATIC FEVEREpidemiological Aspects of Heart FailureThe diagnosis of rheumatic fever — evolution of the Jones criteriaImmunopathogenesis of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease-current conceptsExperimental modelsAcute rheumatic fever in adults over the age of 45 years: An analysis of 23 patients together with a review of the literaturePoststreptococcal ArthritisWAYNE W. KILLION JR., M.D., JOE G. HARDIN JR., M.D. 1 December 1978Volume 89, Issue 6Page: 1002-1003KeywordsClinical trialsDiagnostic techniquesRheumatic fever Issue Published: 1 December 1978 PDF DownloadLoading ...