RT Book, Section
A1 Sanders, M. Jason
A1 French, Linda
A2 Usatine, Richard P.
A2 Sabella, Camille
A2 Smith, Mindy Ann
A2 Mayeaux, E.J.
A2 Chumley, Heidi S.
A2 Appachi, Elumalai
SR Print(0)
ID 1114870209
T1 Scarlet Fever and Strawberry Tongue
T2 The Color Atlas of Pediatrics
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-176701-9
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1114870209
RD 2024/04/24
AB A  7-year-old  boy  is  brought  to  the  pediatrician’s  office  with  a  rough  red  rash  on  his  trunk  (Figures  28-1  and  28-2)  along  with  fever  and  a  sore  throat.  The  sandpaper  rash  and  signs  that  are  consistent  with  strep  pharyngitis  lead  the  physician  to  diagnose  scarlet  fever.  The  physician  explains  the  diagnosis  to  the  mother  and  oral  penicillin  V  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.