Sydenham chorea
MONDO:0017648Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names Sydenham chorea yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A neurological disorder characterized by rapid, jerky, irregular, and involuntary movements (chorea), especially of the face and limbs. Additional symptoms may include muscle weakness, slurred speech, headaches, and seizures.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0017648), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
17 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Atypical behaviorHPOHP:0000708
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- ChoreaHPOHP:0002072
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Compulsive behaviorsHPOHP:0000722
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- DysarthriaHPOHP:0001260
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Emotional labilityHPOHP:0000712
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Facial grimacingHPOHP:0000273
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Generalized hypotoniaHPOHP:0001290
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- HeadacheHPOHP:0002315
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- HemiballismusHPOHP:0100248
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Inappropriate behaviorHPOHP:0000719
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- IrritabilityHPOHP:0000737
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Movement abnormality of the tongueHPOHP:0000182
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
Show the remaining 5
- Unsteady gaitHPOHP:0002317
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- EndocarditisHPOHP:0100584
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- ErythemaHPOHP:0010783
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Recurrent streptococcus pneumoniae infectionsHPOHP:0005366
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Septic arthritisHPOHP:0003095
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
- A kind of