SPECIFIC CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL FEATURES OF SCARLET FEVER

Abstract

Scarlet fever as the main disease of streptococcal etiology still remains a serious epidemiological and clinical problem. The incidence of scarlet fever in recent years is low, but often manifests itself of in children outbreak groups. The widespread use of antibacterial drugs resulted in predominance of mild and moderate forms of the disease. However, the importance of streptococcal infection in the formation of chronic lesions of the nasopharynx is undeniable. There is a significant risk of allergization by streptococcus and the development of lesions of the heart and kidneys [1,2]. Severe septic complications and even deaths are also possible [3].