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Health Encyclopedia: Scarlet Fever
Scarlatina
Treatment
The treatment of scarlet fever is the same as the treatment of strep throat -- antibiotic therapy to eliminate the bacteria that causes this infection from the throat. This is crucial to preventing rheumatic fever, the most feared complication of strep throat and scarlet fever.
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Expectations (prognosis)
With proper antibiotic treatment, the symptoms of scarlet fever should resolve quickly...
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Scarlet fever
Scarlatina Prevention Bacteria are spread by direct contact with infected persons or by droplets exhaled by an infected person. Avoid contact with... Read more »Scarlet fever
Scarlet fever is a disease caused by an infection of the throat with group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal bacteria (strep throat). Alternative Names Scarlatina ... Read more »Scarlet fever
Scarlatina Symptoms Sore throat Fever Vomiting Rash on neck and chest Rough "sandpaper" feel to the skin Peeling... Read more »Rheumatic fever
...most important way to prevent rheumatic fever is by proper and prompt treatment of strep throat and scarlet fever. Read more »Colds and the Flu: Diagnosis
...throat). However, untreated strep throat could lead to the following complications:Abscess in the tonsilsScarlet feverRheumatic fever (rare in the U.S.)How Is Strep Throat Treated?Strep throat... Read more »Images
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