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What are the features of SCARLET FEVER?
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Correct answer: B. Strawberry tongue, white coating sloughing to red surface, Group A Streptococcus, contact/droplet transmission
✓ B) Strawberry tongue + Group A Strep + contact/droplet transmission is correct.
Scarlet Fever: Causative agent = Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A beta-hemolytic Strep). Features: (1) Red rash (fine, sandpaper-like — 'scarlatiniform'); (2) STRAWBERRY TONGUE — white coating initially, then sloughs leaving hyperemic red fungiform papillae; (3) Sore throat, fever, swollen glands; (4) Transmission: contact and droplet; (5) Incubation: 1–3 days. Treatment: penicillin. Potential complications: rheumatic fever, post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. Oral boards: know scarlet fever = Group A Strep + strawberry tongue.
Scarlet Fever: Causative agent = Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A beta-hemolytic Strep). Features: (1) Red rash (fine, sandpaper-like — 'scarlatiniform'); (2) STRAWBERRY TONGUE — white coating initially, then sloughs leaving hyperemic red fungiform papillae; (3) Sore throat, fever, swollen glands; (4) Transmission: contact and droplet; (5) Incubation: 1–3 days. Treatment: penicillin. Potential complications: rheumatic fever, post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. Oral boards: know scarlet fever = Group A Strep + strawberry tongue.
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