A 12 year outbreak of scarlet fever in Singapore
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Scarlet fever outbreak in Hong Kong, 2011.
An outbreak of scarlet fever hit Hong Kong in 2011. At least 600 cases of scarlet fever have been reported in Hong Kong till the end of June 2011, with two resulting in deaths. The first fatal case, a 7-year-old girl, presented with fever, sore throat, vomiting, and skin rash on May 20. She consulted a private doctor first but her condition did not improve. She was referred and admitted to Quee...
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She was in bed with a temperature of 101 ?F. and pulse 120 per minute. The rash spread from head to foot and desquamation had already started. For the most part it consisted of fine scales, while on the palms and soles large flakes?complete glove-like casts?were about to be thrown off. The pharynx was very congested. The tongue was thickly furred and flabby, but not typical of scarlet fever. Th...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet Infectious Diseases
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1473-3099
DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(18)30464-x