Accepted at 3:46 p.m. Oct, 31, 2023
Author: Dam_Doc
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Diagnosis of rheumatic fever:
1. Evidence of a recent GAS infection (ASO titer / anti-DNase B titer / bacterial culture)
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2. Either 2 major OR 1 major and 2 minor Jones criteria

Major JONES criteria:
- Joints: migratory polyarthritis
- ♥ or carditis (endocarditis, myocarditis, pericarditis)
- Nodules (subcutaneous) on extensor surfaces (e.g. forearms, elbow, knee)
- Erythema marginatum rash as pink rings on the trunk / limbs
- Sydenham chorea (rapid movement, esp. of hands and face; abrupt alteration in voice volume and pitch may be present)

Photo credit: Adsie, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Heard et al., CC BY 4.0, via Cureus; No information., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (modified by merging and cropping)
Watch 'Sydenham's Chorea', NEJM Group, via Youtube (0:24)
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