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Descriptor English: Scarlet Fever
Descriptor Spanish: Escarlatina
Descriptor escarlatina
Scope note: Infección producida por estreptococos del grupo A que se caracteriza por amigdalitis y faringitis. Con frecuencia se observa una erupción eritematosa.
Descriptor Portuguese: Escarlatina
Descriptor French: Scarlatine
Entry term(s): Fever, Scarlet
Fevers, Scarlet
Scarlet Fevers
Tree number(s): C01.150.252.410.890.823
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012541
Scope note: Infection with group A streptococci that is characterized by tonsillitis and pharyngitis. An erythematous rash is commonly present.
Annotation: strep infect; also called scarlatina
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 12923
Unique ID: D012541
NLM Classification: WC 214
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1993/06/03
Scarlet Fever - Preferred
Concept UI M0019470
Scope note Infection with group A streptococci that is characterized by tonsillitis and pharyngitis. An erythematous rash is commonly present.
Preferred term Scarlet Fever
Entry term(s) Fever, Scarlet
Fevers, Scarlet
Scarlet Fevers



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