Scarlet fever symptoms?

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Scarlet fever is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by group a hemolytic streptococcus infection. Traditional Chinese medicine calls it "rotten throat". The clinical features were fever, angina, diffuse bright red skin rash and obvious desquamation. Scarlet fever symptoms? Next, I'd like to share my views with you.

Scarlet fever symptoms?

First, most of them have sudden chills and fever. In severe cases, their body temperature can rise to 39 ℃ - 40 ℃, accompanied by headache, sore throat, waxberry tongue, loss of appetite, general discomfort, nausea and vomiting. Infants may have delirium and convulsions. Pharynx is red and swollen, and punctate or flaky secretions can be seen on tonsil. The soft palate is congested and edematous, and there may be red macular or bleeding spots large in grains of rice, that is, intramucosal rash, which usually appears before skin rash.

Second: skin rash is one of the most important symptoms of scarlet fever. Most of them appeared from the first day to the second day. Occasionally, the rash appeared later than the fifth day. It starts from behind the ear, at the bottom of neck and upper chest, spreads to the chest, back and upper limbs within one day, and finally to the lower limbs. A few of them need several days to spread to the whole body.

Third: at the beginning of the disease, the tongue is covered with white fur, and the nipple is red and swollen, protruding above the white fur, with the tip and edge of the tongue as the prominent. After 2-3 days, the white fur began to fall off, the tongue surface was smooth and flesh red, and there could be superficial rupture, and the nipple was still protruding, which was called "bayberry tongue".

matters needing attention

1. Patients with scarlet fever should be treated in isolation; During the epidemic period of scarlet fever, patients with suspected scarlet fever, acute pharyngitis and tonsillitis should be treated in isolation; The carrier can be treated with conventional therapeutic dose of penicillin until the culture turns negative to control the source of infection. 2. Close contact with scarlet fever patients should be closely observed and quarantined for 7-12 days. If conditions permit, pharyngeal culture or preventive administration of penicillin can be done. 3. Avoid crowded public places, especially children, during the epidemic period.