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Acute rheumatic endocarditis

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

A disease of the endocardium, caused as a result of acute rheumatic fever. This disease is characterised by a high fever, chills, shortness of breath, rapid or irregular heartbeat, coughing up of blood, abdominal pain or septicaemia. This disease commonly presents with valvular involvement. Confirmation is by echocardiography.

sections/codes in this section (1B41.1-1B41.1)

• Rheumatic aortitis  (1B41.10)
• Other specified acute rheumatic endocarditis  (1B41.1Y)
• Acute rheumatic endocarditis, unspecified  (1B41.1Z)

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