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Scarlet fever; Other names: Scarlatina, [1] scarletina [2] White strawberry tongue in early stage: Red strawberry tongue seen in later stage: Specialty: Infectious disease: Symptoms: Sore throat, fever, headaches, swollen lymph nodes in the neck, characteristic rash [1]
Other symptoms to note: Other symptoms of scarlet fever include a high fever and sore throat. Treatment: If you suspect that you have scarlet fever, you’ll want to contact your doctor.
Red strawberry tongue is where the white coating is lost and a dark red, erythematous surface is revealed, interspaced with the hyperplastic fungiform papillae. White strawberry tongue is seen in early scarlet fever (a systemic infection of group A β- hemolytic streptococci), [26] and red strawberry tongue occurs later, after 4–5 days. [8]
[9] [10] Common symptoms include fever, sore throat, red tonsils, and enlarged lymph nodes in the front of the neck. A headache and nausea or vomiting may also occur. [11] Some develop a sandpaper-like rash which is known as scarlet fever. [2] Symptoms typically begin one to three days after exposure and last seven to ten days. [2] [3] [11]
Scarlet fever symptoms are often flu-like, including a high temperature, a sore throat and swollen neck glands. A rash appears 12 to 48 hours later, starting on the chest and stomach and then ...
Tongue coating - food debris, desquamated epithelial cells and bacteria often form a visible tongue coating. [7] This coating has been identified as a major contributing factor in bad breath ( halitosis ), [ 7 ] which can be managed by brushing the tongue gently with a toothbrush or using special oral hygiene instruments such as tongue scrapers ...
In animals, Y. pseudotuberculosis can cause tuberculosis-like symptoms, including localized tissue necrosis and granulomas in the spleen, liver, and lymph nodes. In humans, symptoms of Far East scarlet-like fever are similar to those of infection with Yersinia enterocolitica (fever and right-sided abdominal pain), except that the diarrheal component is often absent, which sometimes makes the ...
Enanthem or enanthema is a rash (small spots) on the mucous membranes. [1] It is characteristic of patients with viral infections [2] causing hand foot and mouth disease, measles, and sometimes chicken pox, or COVID-19. [3]