Major criteria | |
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· | Fever ≥39°C (one week or longer) |
· | Arthralgia and/or arthritis (two weeks or longer) |
· | Non-pruritic, pink, macular or maculopapular rash, usually during febrile episodes (evanescent, salmon-pink rash) |
· | Leucocytosis (>10,000mmol/L, >80% neutrophils) |
Minor criteria | |
· | Pharyngitis |
· | Lymphadenopathy and/or splenomegaly |
· | Liver involvement (raised serum transaminases and/or lactate dehydrogenase) |
· | Negative rheumatoid factors and antinuclear antibodies |