ICD-11 classes
08 Diseases of the nervous system
Movement disorders
8A01 — Choreiform disorders
8A01.1 — Secondary Chorea
1B42 — Rheumatic chorea

ICD-11 1B42 — Rheumatic chorea

Sydenham chorea is a movement disorder that occurs with rheumatic fever heumaragic fever. It is characterised by rapid, uncoordinated jerking movements affecting primarily the face, feet and hands. Sydenham's chorea (SC) results from childhood infection with Group A beta-haemolytic Streptococci

The diagnosis includes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.

The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:

• Acute rheumatic fever #289