There is an increasing occurrence of reactive group A beta haemolytic streptococci (BHS)
phenomena. This review makes a case for considering BHS in the differential diagnosis of …

Of 400 patients with brucellosis, 104 (26%) had arthritis, of whom 96 could be followed up.
The systemic disease in the 96 patients was acute in 54 (56%), subacute in 24 (25%), and …

The incidence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) in the United States has been steadily
declining for three decades, and by the mid-1980s had virtually disappeared. In the past 3 …

The clinical features of 60 patients (45 male, 15 female) with Behçet's disease (BD) are
reported in this prospective study. Ninety seven per cent had mouth ulceration, 83% genital …

The clinical features of early cases of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in 67 (55 female
and 12 male) patients are reported in a prospective study and its prevalence rate is …

Background: By the late 1980s, acute rheumatic fever (ARF) had become a rare disease in
Taiwan. The low prevalence rate in this area is attributed to a better economic status, which …

The clinical features of acute Brucella arthritis were reported in a prospective study of 58
patients (29 male, 29 female). Polyarthritis occurred in 33, was migratory in ten, additive in …

The two non-suppurative post-streptococcal events, acute rheumatic fever and acute
glomerulonephritis, rarely occur simultaneously. We describe such a patient, a 16-year-old …

Three patients developed severe incapacitating diffuse pain and tenderness of the skeletal
muscles after acute streptococcal infection. There was no evidence of concomitant arthritis …

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF), with its most serious complication, rheumatic heart disease
(RHD), is a systemic inflammatory disorder secondary to an autoimmune response to …