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Scarlet fever    See images

Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention

Alternative names:

Scarlatina

Symptoms

  • Sore throat
  • Fever
  • Vomiting
  • Rash on neck and chest
    • Rough "sandpaper" feel to the skin
  • Peeling (desquamation) of the finger tips, toes, and groin
  • Swollen, red tongue (strawberry tongue)
  • Pastia's lines (bright red color in the creases of the underarm and groin)
  • Chills
  • Headache
  • Generalized discomfort (malaise)
  • Abdominal pain
  • Muscle aches

Signs and Tests

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