Homeopathy Treatment For Rheumatic Fever

What is Rheumatic Fever?

Homeopathy Treatment for Rheumatic Fever begins with understanding what this condition truly is and how it affects the body. Rheumatic Fever is an inflammatory autoimmune disease that typically develops as a complication of an untreated or inadequately treated Streptococcal throat infection. It is characterised by high fever, painful inflammation and swelling of the joints, muscle pain, and in some cases, a distinctive skin rash. The causative organism, Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus), is the same bacterium responsible for Strep throat and Scarlet fever. In certain susceptible individuals, the immune system — instead of targeting only the bacteria — begins to mistakenly attack the body’s own healthy tissues, triggering widespread systemic inflammation. This abnormal immune response is precisely why Rheumatic Fever is classified as an autoimmune disease, and why it demands prompt, targeted, and holistic medical attention.

What Causes Rheumatic Fever?

As mentioned earlier the cause for Rheumatic fever is a bacterium Streptococcus but why in few cases it leads to it is: inadequate treatment of throat infection, poor oral hygiene, and compromised immune system. The risk of rheumatic fever is more among weaker section of society because of the poor environmental condition.

What are the symptoms Rheumatic Fever?

The major symptoms of Rheumatic fever are:

• Pyrexia or high grade temperature (100-1040F)
• Poly arthritis or joint pains
• Swollen and inflamed joints
• Fatigue or tiredness
• Migrating type of pains, i.e. pain shifts from one joint to other
• Subcutaneous nodules in pressure point like elbow
• Tachycardia (increased heart rate) and palpitations
• Pain in chest and abdomen region
• Chorea (involuntary jerky movements of hands, feet and face)
• Erythema marginatum (reddish flat rash on skin)

Rheumatic fever if not treated may lead to a more serious complication of Rheumatic Heart Disease causing Aortic stenosis, regurgitation, fibrillations and heart failure.