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Redness of the skin
Rash spreading from neck to rest of the body
Sore throat
Have a fever
Spots in mouth
Red spots on skin
My throat hurts
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What is Scarlet Fever?
Scarlet fever is a bacterial infection (group A streptococcus) most common in children and teenagers. It causes redness and rashes with a pale area around the mouth. Modern antibiotics have made it less dangerous, but quick treatment is still important. It often comes with a sore throat and high fever.
Typical Symptoms of Scarlet Fever
- Skin over the entire body is red
- Itchy skin
- Bumpy rash that started on the neck, then spread to the rest of the body
- A lump or bump in the mouth
- Fever
- Dry and flaky skin
- Tongue is red and bumpy like a strawberry
- Black/blue/brown spots or moles, on the skin and lining of the mouth
Diagnostic Questions for Scarlet Fever
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
- Is your whole body red?
- Do you have itchy skin?
- Did the skin bump start at the neck and spread to the whole body?
- Have you noticed a lump or bump in your mouth?
- Do you have a fever?
Treatment of Scarlet Fever
Antibiotics are used to treat scarlet fever, and it's important to finish the full prescribed course as directed by your doctor.
Reviewed By:
Unnati Patel, MD, MSc (Family Medicine)
Dr.Patel serves as Center Medical Director and a Primary Care Physician at Oak Street Health in Arizona. She graduated from the Zhejiang University School of Medicine prior to working in clinical research focused on preventive medicine at the University of Illinois and the University of Nevada. Dr. Patel earned her MSc in Global Health from Georgetown University, during which she worked with the WHO in Sierra Leone and Save the Children in Washington, D.C. She went on to complete her Family Medicine residency in Chicago at Norwegian American Hospital before completing a fellowship in Leadership in Value-based Care in conjunction with the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, where she earned her MBA. Dr. Patel’s interests include health tech and teaching medical students and she currently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Arizona School of Medicine.
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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