Exam questionKROK 1Medicine · 2014
A 10-year-old child has painful swallowing, neck edema, temperature rise up to 39,0°C, the whole body is covered with bright-red petechial rash. Back of the throat and tonsils are hyperemic, the tongue is crimson- colored. Tonsillar surface is covered with isolated grayish-colored necrosis nidi. What disease is it?
Answer options
- Measles
- Influenza
- Meningococcal nasopharyngitis
- Diphtheria
- Scarlet fever
Correct answer
Scarlet fever
Explanation
The tongue is crimson (red) colored (generally, called scarlet fever). And also the age matters (it affects children). It’s a diagnostic for SCARLET FEVER.
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