This image displays the sandpaper-like appearance on the chin and a red tongue with red dots (red strawberry tongue) typical of scarlet fever. This image displays the previously pink, sandpaper-like rash of scarlet fever starting to peel and improve. This image displays the tiny pink bumps of scarlet fever beginning to peel as the patient improves. This image displays the faint pink sandpaper-like rash of scarlet fever on the neck and trunk. Numerous tiny red bumps of scarlet fever are sometimes more easily felt than seen (giving the typical sandpaper-like feel). This is the typical "white strawberry tongue" of scarlet fever, with a white coating with red dots on the surface.
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Picture of Scarlet Fever: This image displays the sandpaper-like appearance on the chin and a red tongue with red dots (red strawberry tongue) typical of scarlet fever. Divider line
This image displays the sandpaper-like appearance on the chin and a red tongue with red dots (red strawberry tongue) typical of scarlet fever.
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Treatments Your Physician May Prescribe
The doctor will usually do a throat or skin culture or a rapid-strep test to confirm the diagnosis. If Streptococcus infection is confirmed, prescription antibiotics are will be prescribed, to be taken for about 10 days.

Last Modified: 29 Jan 2008

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