Scarlet fever symptoms in children

When scarlet fever occurs, a rash will form on the child's skin and the child will have a fever, so parents must pay close attention to the symptoms of scarlet fever in children. In addition to fever and rash, the tongue coating of children with scarlet fever will also be different from that of normal people, forming a bayberry tongue. Since scarlet fever is a contagious disease, children suffering from this disease should be isolated and given timely medication.

What are the symptoms of scarlet fever in children?

1. Rash is one of the most important symptoms of scarlet fever. Most cases appear within 1 to 2 days of onset. Occasionally, the rash may appear as late as the 5th day. It starts from behind the ears, the base of the neck and the upper chest, and spreads to the chest, back, upper limbs and finally the lower limbs within 1 day. In some cases, it takes several days to spread throughout the body.

2. The typical rash is a dense and evenly distributed needle-cap-sized dot-like congested red rash on the basis of redness and congestion on the skin all over the body. The rash will disappear when pressed by hand, but will reappear after the pressure is removed. Occasionally, it appears as "chicken skin-like" papules. In severe cases of poisoning, there may be hemorrhagic rash, and patients often feel itchy.

3. At the beginning of the disease, the tongue is covered with white fur, and the papillae are red and swollen, protruding above the white fur, especially at the tip and edges of the tongue. After 2 to 3 days, the white coating begins to fall off, the tongue surface becomes smooth and flesh-red, and there may be superficial cracks, but the papillae are still protruding, which is called "bayberry tongue".

How to treat scarlet fever in children?

1. Scarlet fever patients should be isolated and treated; during the scarlet fever epidemic, patients suspected of having scarlet fever, acute pharyngitis and tonsillitis should be isolated and treated; carriers can be treated with conventional therapeutic doses of penicillin until the culture turns negative to control the source of infection.

2. People who have close contact with scarlet fever patients should be closely observed and quarantined for 7 to 12 days, and throat culture can be performed if conditions permit.

3. During an epidemic, people, especially children, should avoid crowded public places.

If a child has scarlet fever, he or she must treat the disease according to his or her own symptoms, develop good habits, and do a good job in treating the disease. The above is the introduction about "What are the symptoms of scarlet fever in children?" Parents should supervise their children and take good care of them to avoid further harm to their children.