Prognosis of Scarlet fever

Prognosis for Scarlet fever: Other than the occurrence of the rash, the treatment and course of scarlet fever are no different from those of any strep throat. (Source: excerpt from Group A Streptococcal Infections, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID) ...see also Overview of Scarlet fever

Deaths and Mortality Rates

Deaths from Scarlet fever: 5 deaths reported in USA 1999 for scarlet fever and erysipelas (NVSR Sep 2001)

Complications:

Complications of Scarlet fever may include:

• Peeling skin - usually on fingers and toes.
• Other types of streptococcal infection
• Rheumatic fever
• Glomerulonephritis
• Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
• more complications...»

Complications of Scarlet fever from the Diseases Database include:

• Tongue abnormality
• Strawberry tongue
• Rash
• Pyrexia
• Epididymo-orchitis
• more complications...»

See also complications of Scarlet fever.

Scarlet fever: Research More

• Scarlet fever: Introduction
• Deaths: Scarlet fever
• Symptoms: Scarlet fever
• Complications: Scarlet fever
• Causes: Scarlet fever

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Scarlet fever usually refers to the likely outcome of Scarlet fever. The prognosis of Scarlet fever may include the duration of Scarlet fever, chances of complications of Scarlet fever, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Scarlet fever, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Scarlet fever. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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