title: Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in the tropics with particular reference to Nigeria.
abstract: This is a review of current literature on rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in tropical and sub-tropical countries. The pattern involved in each case has been briefly described and compared with that in the temperate countries. Certain peculiarities in tropical and sub-tropical countries have been commented on and suggestions made for future research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: T O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Cole
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014329:Tropical Climate