Which of the following is a major Jones criterion?

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Which of the following is a major Jones criterion?

Jones criteria are used to diagnose acute rheumatic fever after a streptococcal infection. Among the major criteria, erythema marginatum is the characteristic non-pruritic, ring-shaped rash that can appear on the trunk and proximal limbs and tends to come and go with fever. It is one of the classic signs of rheumatic fever. Osler nodes and Janeway lesions are signs more associated with infective endocarditis, not part of the Jones major criteria. Erythema nodosum is a different inflammatory condition and is not a major criterion for rheumatic fever.

Jones criteria are used to diagnose acute rheumatic fever after a streptococcal infection. Among the major criteria, erythema marginatum is the characteristic non-pruritic, ring-shaped rash that can appear on the trunk and proximal limbs and tends to come and go with fever. It is one of the classic signs of rheumatic fever.

Osler nodes and Janeway lesions are signs more associated with infective endocarditis, not part of the Jones major criteria. Erythema nodosum is a different inflammatory condition and is not a major criterion for rheumatic fever.

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