title: [Clinical case of the month. Acute rheumatic arthritis disclosed by purpura].
abstract: We report the case of an adult who presented cutaneous manifestations of rheumatic fever. The lesions are rarely diagnosed. However, they represent a clue inciting a specific diagnostic search for identifying the disease.
authors.affiliation: CHR hutois, service de Dermatologie, Huy.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fumal
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Piérard-Franchimont
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Piérard
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011693:Purpura / Q000209:etiology*