Scarlet Fever: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Scarlet Fever: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Overview: Scarlet fever (known as scarlatina in older literature references) is an exotoxin-mediated disease arising from group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection. Ordinarily, scarlet fever evolves from a tonsillar/pharyngeal focus, although the rash develops in fewer than 10% ...

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