RT Book, Section
A1 Sanders, Mark Jason
A1 Speer, Linda
A2 Usatine, Richard P.
A2 Smith, Mindy A.
A2 Mayeaux, Jr., E.J.
A2 Chumley, Heidi S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1164344485
T1 Scarlet Fever and Strawberry Tongue
T2 The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259862045
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164344485
RD 2024/04/19
AB A  7-year-old  boy  is  brought  to  the  family  physician's  office  with  a  rough  red  rash  on  his  trunk  (Figures  36-1  and  36-2)  along  with  fever  and  a  sore  throat.  The  sandpaper  rash  and  signs  consistent  with  strep  pharyngitis  lead  the  physician  to  diagnose  scarlet  fever.  The  physician  explains  the  diagnosis  to  the  mother,  and  oral  Pen  VK  is  prescribed.  The  boy  feels  markedly  better  by  the  next  day,  and  the  mother  continues  to  give  the  penicillin  for  the  full  10  days  as  directed  to  prevent  rheumatic  fever.