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A 6-year-old child became acutely ill and developed fever, headache, and pain during swallowing. Three hours later, a bright-red fine punctate rash appeared on a hyperemic skin. The rash is more numerous on the lateral surfaces of the body and in the natural folds. The oropharyngeal mucosa has a clearly demarcated hyperemia and there is a purulent plaque on the tonsils. What disease can be suspected in the child?

Answer options

  1. Infectious mononucleosis
  2. Scarlet fever
  3. Measles
  4. Rubella
  5. Diphtheria
Correct answer

Scarlet fever

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