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Efrida Warganegara
Aetiology and Transmission
Group B, and to a lesser extend group A
coxsackieviruses and certain
enteroviruses, are the main viral
causes of myocarditis & pericarditis
2. Osteomyelitis
Reactive Arthritis, Arthralgia,
and Septic Arthritis
Aetiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment
Joints and bones will be considered separately for
convinience, but joint lesions often spread to
involved neighbouring bone, and vice versa
Joints can become infected by the hematogenous
route or directly following trauma or surgery, but in
many cases the condition is immunologically
mediated rather than due to microbial invasion of the
joints
The microbe responsible is at a distant site in the
body, and it is a reactive arthritis
Aetiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment
EFRIDA WARGANEGARA
INTRODUCTION
Infective endocarditis is an uncommon
disease that often present as a Pyrexia of
Unknown Origin (PUO), and is fatal if
untreated
Efrida Warganegara
Rheumatic Fever
This is an indirect complication, most
serious sequele of Strep. Pyogenes because it
result in damage to heart muscle and valves