Cutaneous Lesions of Rheumatic Fever
1957; American Medical Association; Volume: 76; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1001/archderm.1957.01550240020004
ISSN2375-6772
Autores Tópico(s)Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
ResumoAmong the well-known symptoms of rheumatic fever, such as the febrile state, cardiac and articular involvement, the cutaneous changes occupy an important place. These cutaneous manifestations of rheumatic fever have been brought to attention mainly by internists and pediatricians, and little or no attention has been given to them by dermatologists. Textbooks seldom mention them. Recent studies from the dermatologic standpoint were those of Keil, 1 Campbell, Griffith, and Leake, 2 and a case reported by Urbach and Bleier. 3 Costello and Vandow 4 discussed them among the visceral diseases accompanying erythema multiforme. A better knowledge of the cutaneous changes which appear in rheumatic fever, which are in most instances rather typical, undoubtedly would assist in diagnosing this disease. In this paper I shall present my experience with the cutaneous eruptions of rheumatic fever as observed in a study of 233 cases in an
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