Inflammation 2 Flashcards
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What is Rheumatic Fever (RF)
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An acute, immunologically mediated multisystem inflammatory disease, caused by an abnormal host response to an infection with beta-hemolytic group A streptococci
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Rheumatic fever (pathogenesis):
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A hypersensitivity reaction induced by group A streptococci: antibodies directed against the bacterial M proteins, crossreact with normal proteins present in the heart, joints and other tissues
3
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Hypersensitivity reactions def:
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all forms of immune-mediated host tissue injury
4
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READ:
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- Hypersensitivity reactions - slide
