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Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in the tropics with particular reference to Nigeria. 1976

T O Cole

Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.

This is a review of current literature on rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in tropical and sub-tropical countries. The pattern involved in each case has been briefly described and compared with that in the temperate countries. Certain peculiarities in tropical and sub-tropical countries have been commented on and suggestions made for future research.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009549	Nigeria	A republic in western Africa, south of NIGER between BENIN and CAMEROON. Its capital is Abuja.	Federal Republic of Nigeria
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012213	Rheumatic Fever	A febrile disease occurring as a delayed sequela of infections with STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES. It is characterized by multiple focal inflammatory lesions of the connective tissue structures, such as the heart, blood vessels, and joints (POLYARTHRITIS) and brain, and by the presence of ASCHOFF BODIES in the myocardium and skin.	Acute Rheumatic Fever,Arthritis, Rheumatic, Acute,Rheumatism, Articular, Acute,Arthritis, Acute Rheumatic,Inflammatory Rheumatism,Polyarthritis Rheumatica,Rheumatic Arthritis,Rheumatism, Acute Articular,Acute Articular Rheumatism,Acute Articular Rheumatisms,Acute Rheumatic Arthritides,Acute Rheumatic Arthritis,Acute Rheumatic Fevers,Arthritis, Rheumatic,Articular Rheumatism, Acute,Fever, Acute Rheumatic,Fever, Rheumatic,Fevers, Acute Rheumatic,Inflammatory Rheumatisms,Polyarthritis Rheumaticas,Rheumatic Arthritides,Rheumatic Arthritis, Acute,Rheumatic Fever, Acute,Rheumatic Fevers,Rheumatism, Inflammatory
D012214	Rheumatic Heart Disease	Cardiac manifestation of systemic rheumatological conditions, such as RHEUMATIC FEVER. Rheumatic heart disease can involve any part the heart, most often the HEART VALVES and the ENDOCARDIUM.	Bouillaud Disease,Bouillaud's Disease,Bouillauds Disease,Disease, Bouillaud,Disease, Bouillaud's,Disease, Rheumatic Heart,Diseases, Rheumatic Heart,Heart Disease, Rheumatic,Heart Diseases, Rheumatic,Rheumatic Heart Diseases
D012959	Socioeconomic Factors	Social and economic factors that characterize the individual or group within the social structure.	Economic and Social Factors,Social Inequalities,Social Inequality,Social and Economic Factors,Socioeconomic Characteristics,Factors, Socioeconomic,High-Income Population,Land Tenure,Standard of Living,Characteristic, Socioeconomic,Factor, Socioeconomic,High Income Population,High-Income Populations,Inequality, Social,Living Standard,Living Standards,Population, High-Income,Socioeconomic Characteristic,Socioeconomic Factor,Tenure, Land
D014329	Tropical Climate	A climate which is typical of equatorial and tropical regions, i.e., one with continually high temperatures with considerable precipitation, at least during part of the year. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)	Climate, Tropical,Climates, Tropical,Tropical Climates