How To Treat Scarlet Fever
Any child with a sore throat and a rash should be diagnosed by a physician as soon as possible. The doctor can do a throat swab and determine very quickly if the condition is caused by the streptococcus bacterium, which causes strep throat and scarlet fever. Even if the child has a very mild case, treatment will eliminate the chance the severe complications of scarlet fever will occur. These complications can be life-threatening. Rheumatic fever may develop, which affects the heart, and possibly the joints, brain, or skin. Kidney disease, ear infections, throat abscesses, arthritis, and pneumonia are also possible. It takes as little as one week for the rheumatic fever to set in after coming down with scarlet fever. Start getting familiar with the ways scarlet fever is treated now.