Many patients with rheumatic diseases refrain from telling their doctors about all physical and emotional symptoms they’re ...

Specific to rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs), adherence to clinical guidelines recommendations impacts the outcomes of people with these diseases. However, currently, the implementation ...

AIMS To describe the clinical features of rheumatic fever and to assess the Jones criteria in a population and setting similar to that in many developing countries. METHODS The charts of 555 cases of ...

Systemic rheumatic diseases, the immunomodulatory medications used to treat them, and the comorbidities associated with them, might predispose individuals to these syndromes. This Series in The Lancet ...

Herewith is presented an interim report on a long-term study of 1000 patients followed since their childhood rheumatism. The dominant role of rheumatic recurrences and the fatal features are reviewed.

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is damage to the heart valves caused by acute rheumatic fever (ARF). RHD requires ongoing management and recurrences of ARF may cause further damage to the heart values ...

Acute rheumatic fever should be considered in patients with recent pharyngitis and migratory polyarthritis, heart failure, new or worsened mitral regurgitation, chorea, or cutaneous findings. In ...

At this year's American College of Rheumatology (ACR) annual meeting, HSS presented several significant studies, with three focused on reproductive health: infant feeding behaviors among women with ...

Introduction Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a major burden in developing countries and accounts for 80% of all people living with the disease, where it causes most cardiovascular morbidity and ...

This type of comprehensive and integrated care should be available to all patients with a life-limiting illness, including many individuals with advanced rheumatic diseases. Palliative care is often ...