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Powerpoint   Templates Scarlet Fever  Prof. Saad S Al Ani Senior Pédiatric Consultant Head of Pediatric Department  Khorfakkan Hospital Sharjah , UAE
Scarlet Fever  Is an upper respiratory tract infection associated with a  characteristic rash , which is caused by an infection with  pyrogenic exotoxin  (erythrogenic toxin )-producing   group A streptococcus  in individuals who do not have antitoxin antibodies.
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Treatment  (cont.) If  the parents seem unlikely to comply because of family disorganization, difficulties in comprehension, or other reasons,  parenteral therapy is indicated . A single intramuscular injection of  benzathine penicillin G  (600,000 IU for ≤60 lb, 1.2 million IU for >60 lb, IM) is the most efficacious and often the most practical method of treatment.
Treatment  (cont.) Erythromycin  (erythromycin estolate 20-40 mg/kg/24 hr divided bid-qid PO, or erythromycin ethylsuccinate 40 mg/kg/ 24 hr divided bid-qid PO)  for 10 days  is the drug of choice  for patients allergic to penicillin
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Scarlet Fever

  • 1. Powerpoint Templates Scarlet Fever Prof. Saad S Al Ani Senior Pédiatric Consultant Head of Pediatric Department Khorfakkan Hospital Sharjah , UAE
  • 2. Scarlet Fever Is an upper respiratory tract infection associated with a characteristic rash , which is caused by an infection with pyrogenic exotoxin (erythrogenic toxin )-producing group A streptococcus in individuals who do not have antitoxin antibodies.
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  • 10. Treatment (cont.) If the parents seem unlikely to comply because of family disorganization, difficulties in comprehension, or other reasons, parenteral therapy is indicated . A single intramuscular injection of benzathine penicillin G (600,000 IU for ≤60 lb, 1.2 million IU for >60 lb, IM) is the most efficacious and often the most practical method of treatment.
  • 11. Treatment (cont.) Erythromycin (erythromycin estolate 20-40 mg/kg/24 hr divided bid-qid PO, or erythromycin ethylsuccinate 40 mg/kg/ 24 hr divided bid-qid PO) for 10 days is the drug of choice for patients allergic to penicillin
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