The autoimmune side of rheumatic fever

Isr Med Assoc J. 2014 Oct;16(10):654-5.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Bacterial*
  • Antigens, Bacterial*
  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome / immunology
  • Autoantibodies / immunology
  • Autoimmunity
  • Complement Activation
  • Endothelial Cells / immunology
  • Heart Valve Diseases* / etiology
  • Heart Valve Diseases* / immunology
  • Humans
  • Molecular Mimicry
  • Rheumatic Fever* / etiology
  • Rheumatic Fever* / immunology
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease* / etiology
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease* / immunology
  • Streptococcal Infections* / complications
  • Streptococcal Infections* / immunology
  • Streptococcus pyogenes / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Antigens, Bacterial
  • Autoantibodies