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Posted On : 11 Jul 2005

Why chorea occurs in rheumatic fever?

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MANGESH DAMODAR KHANDAVE

ANTINEURONAL ANTIBODIES ACT AT BASAL GANGLIA

19 years ago

pediatriconcall

The pathogenesis why chorea occurs in rheumatic fever is still not known. However same mechanism of immune mediated dysfunction seems to be the cause as in the heart disease.

19 years ago

Gehan

sydenhams chorea is one of majar criteria of rf occurs due to abnormal autoimmune mechanism antibodies to antigen in caudate nucleus of brain that is similar to antigenisity of cell membrane of group a and No.946,-hemolytic streptococcous

19 years ago

Anjeanette Hall

cerebral edema

19 years ago

Muneeb

destruction of the basal ganglia

19 years ago

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