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Cases of rheumatic fever in St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, 1882-1893

The y-axis for first attacks is on the right, and the y-axis for all attacks is on the left. Number of first attack = 791. Total number of all cases = 1908. (Source: Church WS. Acute rheumatism, or rheumatic fever. In: Albutt TC, editor. A System of Medicine, by Many Writers. New York: The MacMillan Co., London: MacMillan & Co., 1898;4:1-37. Illustration restored and edited by Dr. Douglas J Lanska.)

Associated Disorders

  • Arthritis
  • Athetosis
  • Carditis
  • Chorea gravidarum
  • Obsessive-compulsive behavior
  • Rheumatic fever
  • Streptococcal pharyngitis