Acute Rheumatic Fever

Front 1

What is the typical age for rheumatic fever?

Back 1

4 - 15 years

Front 2

What is the pathognomonic lesion in rheumatic fever?

Back 2

The Aschoff body a perivascular infiltrate of large cells that have polymorphous nuclei and basophilic cytoplasm and is arranged in a rosette pattern

Front 3

What are the major criteria from the modified Jones criteria?

Back 3

carditis, polyarthritis, subcutaneous nodules, erythema marginatum, and chorea

Front 4

What are the minor criteria from the modified Jones criteria?

Back 4

arthralgia, fever, increased acute-phase reactants (eg, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein), and prolonged P-R interval.

Front 5

What are the modified Jones criteria?

Back 5

two of the major manifestations or one of the major manifestations with two of the minor manifestations and evidence of an antecedent streptococcal infection.

Front 6

What is the most common major manifestation of acute rheumatic fever?

Back 6

Arthritis occurs in about 65% of patients who have acute rheumatic fever.

Front 7

Which joints are affected by the arthritis in acute rheumatic fever?

Back 7

the large joints most commonly, including the knees, ankles, elbows, and wrists

Front 8

Characterize the arthritis of ARF

Back 8

asymmetric and migratory

Front 9

Describe erythema marginatum

Back 9

an area of macular erythema; the margins progress as the center clears