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ORPHA:306731Particular clinical situation in a disease or syndrome
What it is
A rare acquired autoimmune movement disorder characterized by chorea, hypotonia, and emotional lability. Additional clinical features may include motor impersistence and various neuropsychiatric symptoms. As a major clinical manifestation of acute rheumatic fever (ARF), the disorder typically emerges as a post-infectious complication of a group A streptococcal infection and frequently presents alongside cardiac involvement, such as clinical or subclinical carditis.
Key facts
- Age of onset
- Adolescent, Adult, Childhood
- Classified as
- Particular clinical situation in a disease or syndrome
Signs and symptoms
Common30–79%
13These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.
ICD-10 codes
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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