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Albert II was born at Habsburg, the son of Albert I of Germany, ”Rex Romanorum”, and Elisabeth of Tirol. He became the joint ruler of all Habsburg lands with his younger brother, Otto the Merry in 1330, while increasing his possessions by the inheritance of his wife Joan, which was made up of the County [...]

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Indications Gold compounds, which accumulate slowly in the body and, over time, reduce inflammation, especially related to rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, psoriatic arthritis, membranous nephritis, lupus erythematosus and, infrequently, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA). At present, gold salts are infrequently used to treat children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (previously termed Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis), as methotrexate [...]

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There is no specific treatment for FCV. Antibiotics are used for secondary bacterial infections and immune modulators, such as Lymphocyte T-Cell Immune Modulator has been used for immune support. Nursing care and rehydration are used for dehydrated and anorexic cats. Corticosteroids or azathioprine may be used for polyarthritis. Stomatitis is very difficult to treat. Antibiotics, [...]

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* 1993, Ernst Jung Prize * The 2009 Albany Medical Center Prize (Shared with Ralph M. Steinman and Bruce A. Beutler) * 2009, together with Tadamitsu Kishimoto and Toshio Hirano: Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis for “for their pioneering work to isolate interleukins, determine their properties and explore their role in the onset of inflammatory diseases”. [...]

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An alphavirus was the prime suspect in several outbreaks of “epidemic polyarthritis” recorded in the South Pacific and Australia during the early part of the 20th century. The disease was compared to “acute viral polyarthritis” caused by Chikungunya virus, noting the Australian disease seemed to progress in milder fashion. Serological testing suggested an unknown new [...]

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Modified Jones criteria were first published in 1944 by T. Duckett Jones, MD. They have been periodically revised by the American Heart Association in collaboration with other groups. According to revised Jones criteria, the diagnosis of rheumatic fever can be made when two of the major criteria, or one major criterion plus two minor criteria, [...]

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Laennec’s cirrhosis is named after René Laennec, a French physician and the inventor of the stethoscope. It is a disease of the liver in which the normal lobular architecture is lost, with fibrosis and later nodular regeneration. Laennec’s cirrhosis can be associated with inflammatory polyarthritis, most commonly affecting the shoulders, elbows and knees. Osteoporosis, soft [...]

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Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or ”Kungliga Vetenskapsakademin” (“KVA”) is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. The Academy is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization which acts to promote the sciences, primarily the natural sciences and mathematics. The Academy was founded on 2 June 1739 by naturalist Carl Linnaeus, mercantilist Jonas Alströmer, mechanical engineer Mårten [...]

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The first outbreak of RRF was in 1928 in the Hay and Narrandera region in New South Wales, Australia. The virus was first isolated in 1959 from a mosquito trapped along the Ross River in Townsville, Queensland. Since outbreaks have occurred in all Australian states, including Tasmania, and metropolitan areas. The largest outbreak occurred in [...]

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It occurs in less than 5% of patients with rheumatic fever, but is considered a major Jones criterion when it does occur. The four other major criteria include carditis, polyarthritis, Sydenham’s Chorea, and subcutaneous nodules. It is an early feature of rheumatic fever and may be associated with mild carditis (inflammation of heart muscle). Adapted [...]