Heart and Aorta Rheumatic Valvular Disease

Rheumatic Heart Disease
Rheumatic Heart Disease is the sequelae of Rheumatic fever which is an infection by a
bacterium (beta hemolytic streptococcus). The fever affects children or young adults. It
typically presents with fever and joint inflammations. 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.
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