• 1968 Francois Thiebaut
  • "acute arthritic rheumatism, carditis and chorea are all clinical expressions of immuno-allergic tissue reactions between the streptococcal toxin and the organism. According to the localization of the reaction in synovial membrane, the heart or the nervous system, one ends up with acute arthritic rheumatism, carditis, or chorea."

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