Acute rheumatic fever with heart involvement: Difference between revisions
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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
*Rheumatic heart disease is a complication of rheumatic fever in which the heart valves are damaged. Rheumatic fever is an inflammatory disease that begins with strep throat. It can affect connective tissue throughout the body, especially in the heart, joints, brain and skin. | |||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead == | ||