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Suffer Strep Throat And Fever. Having Red Spot On Chest And Neck. What Could This Be?
Question: My Baby got strep throat, after take medicine 4 days, his fever low, but it show up with a red spot on his chest and neck and next day it show up all the back, leg, hand,,,
And the medicine already finish, should I worry about the red sport?
Please advice me.
XXXXX
And the medicine already finish, should I worry about the red sport?
Please advice me.
XXXXX
Hello XXXXXXX
Red spots on body may be due to toxin released by the streptococci.
In medical terms it is called as streptococcal scalded skin syndrome.
Similarly another condition called as scarlet fever also presents with skin lesion and the causative oprganism is streptococcus.
He needs to take antibiotics for another one week.
Please XXXXXXX a doctor and discuss the above conditions.
Feel free to ask any doubt.
Wishing your son a good health.
Thank you
Red spots on body may be due to toxin released by the streptococci.
In medical terms it is called as streptococcal scalded skin syndrome.
Similarly another condition called as scarlet fever also presents with skin lesion and the causative oprganism is streptococcus.
He needs to take antibiotics for another one week.
Please XXXXXXX a doctor and discuss the above conditions.
Feel free to ask any doubt.
Wishing your son a good health.
Thank you
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