Scarlet Fever - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Hannah R Boyd, RN

Diagnosis

scarlet fever

Body Site

abdomen

Age

10 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

scattered

Color

red

Morphology

papule

Pattern

generalized, disseminated

Comments

This 10-year-old boy developed a fever to 103 degrees F, tachycardia, cough, myalgias, numbness in his legs, a diffuse red eruption, and a strawberry tongue. He had a history of a strep throat 2 weeks earlier. He was treated with ceftriaxone and oral antibiotics for 10 days. The scarlatiniform eruption started on his abdomen and disseminated.

Description

diffuse red sandpaper-like

Image Added

6/29/2005 22:51:17

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