Heart and Aorta RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE | страница 2

The common joints affected are knee, hip and elbow. The swelling and pain in
joints has a characteristic ‘fleeting’ nature. They affect one joint at a time and seem
to migrate from one joint to another. The joint lesions heal without any scar.
Rheumatic Valvular Disease is caused by the immunological reaction of the body
which is misdirected at the valvular tissue.
It causes inflammation and scarring of the heart valves and result in valve
dysfunction – stenosis or regurgitation or a combination. Mitral valve is affected
most. But other valves are also affected singly or along with mitral valve.
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