Names start with k for girls: Baby Girl Names That Start With K

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K Names — Irish Names that start with K

View the meaning and learn how pronounce Irish baby names starting with K. Each K name has spoken audio so you can listen as names that start with K are read and get the correct Irish pronunciation and meaning.

Meaning of the Irish name Kaitlin. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kaitlin so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: These are recent spellings of the name Caitlin. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Kaitlin Kaitlyn Kaytlin PRONUNCIATION: kate + linn” ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Kaitlin and read along with the meaning) Play Audio for Kaitlin:Play Audio for Kaitlin Back to Irish Girl Names Popular Irish Girl Names Siobhan Ava Aoife Anna Ciara Caoimhe Niamh Saoirse Maeve Aine View all Irish Girl Names Popular Irish Boy Names Aiden … Read more

Meaning of the name Kalin. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kalin so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: caol ”slender” and fionn ”white, fair, pure.” Several saints were Caoilainn and one was described as “a pious lady who quickly won the esteem and affection of her sister nuns by her exactness to every duty, as also by her sweet temper, gentle, confiding disposition and unaffected piety.” GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Kalin Caoilainn PRONUNCIATION: kay + linn” ENGLISH: Kalin AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Kalin and read along with the meaning) Play … Read more

Meaning of the name Karan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Karan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: From the Gaelic cara + the diminutive -in meaning “little friend or little beloved.” Caireann Chasdubh (“Cairenn of the Dark Curly Hair”) was the mother of the legendary warrior Niall of the Nine Hostages (read the legend) and thus was the maternal ancestor of the high kings of Ireland. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Karan Caireann Cairenn Ciaran PRONUNCIATION: care + in” ENGLISH: Karan AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Karan and read along with the meaning) Play … Read more

Meaning of the name Karen. Listen and learn how to pronounce Karen so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: From the Gaelic cara + the diminutive -in meaning “little friend or little beloved.” Caireann Chasdubh (“Cairenn of the Dark Curly Hair”) was the mother of the legendary warrior Niall of the Nine Hostages (read the legend) and thus was the maternal ancestor of the high kings of Ireland. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Karen Caireann Cairenn Ciaran PRONUNCIATION: care + in” ENGLISH: Karen AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Karen and read along with the meaning) Play … Read more

Meaning of the name Kathleen. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kathleen so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: Devotion to St. Catherine came to Ireland with Christianity. Revered for her courage and purity, Catherine in the Irish form, Cathleen, became such a popular name that W. B. Yeats chose it for the heroine of his 1899 play “The Countess Cathleen” which was inspired by an Irish folktale. In a time of famine the Devil offers food to the starving poor in exchange for their souls. But Cathleen convinces Satan to take her soul instead. … Read more

Meaning of the Irish name Keela. Listen and learn how to pronounce Keela so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: The word cadhla means beautiful and implies “a beauty that only poetry can capture.” GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Keela Kyla PRONUNCIATION: kee + la” “kie + la” ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Keela and read along with the meaning) Play Audio for Keela:Play Audio for Keela Back to Irish Girl Names Popular Irish Girl Names Siobhan Ava Aoife Anna Ciara Caoimhe Niamh Saoirse Maeve Aine View all … Read more

Meaning of the name Keelin. Listen and learn how to pronounce Keelin so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: caol ”slender” and fionn ”white, fair, pure.” Several saints were Caoilainn and one was described as “a pious lady who quickly won the esteem and affection of her sister nuns by her exactness to every duty, as also by her sweet temper, gentle, confiding disposition and unaffected piety. ” GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Keelin Caoilainn PRONUNCIATION: kay + linn” ENGLISH: Keelin AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Keelin and read along with the meaning) Play … Read more

Meaning of the name Keera. Listen and learn how to pronounce Keera so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: The feminine form of Ciaran, from the Irish ciar meaning “dark” and implies “dark hair and brown eyes.” St. Ciara was a distinguished seventh-century figure who established a monastery at Kilkeary in County Tipperary. It was the fourth most popular baby girl name in Ireland in 2003. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Keera Ciara PRONUNCIATION: kee + ra” ENGLISH: Keera AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Keera and read along with the meaning) Play … Read more

Meaning of the name Keeva. Listen and learn how to pronounce Keeva so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: From caomh ”gentle, beautiful, precious. ” The same root as Kevin, the name has become very popular in Ireland with the original Irish spelling. In 2003 it was the twelfth most popular Irish girl name for baby girls. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Keeva Caoimhe PRONUNCIATION: kee + va” ENGLISH: Keeva Back to Irish Girl Names Popular Irish Girl Names Siobhan Ava Aoife Anna Ciara Caoimhe Niamh Saoirse Maeve Aine View all Irish Girl Names Popular Irish Boy Names Aiden … Read more

Meaning of the name Keira. Listen and learn how to pronounce Keira so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: The feminine form of Ciaran, from the Irish ciar meaning “dark” and implies “dark hair and brown eyes.” St. Ciara was a distinguished seventh-century figure who established a monastery at Kilkeary in County Tipperary. It was the fourth most popular baby girl name in Ireland in 2003. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Keira Ciara PRONUNCIATION: kee + ra” ENGLISH: Keira AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Keira and read along with the meaning) Play … Read more

Meaning of the Irish name Kerry. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kerry so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: ciar means “dark” and probably implies “dark hair and brown eyes.” County Kerry means “the land of the descendant of Ciar” who was the love-child of the High King Fergus Mac Roth and the legendary Queen Maebh. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Kerry PRONUNCIATION: ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Kerry and read along with the meaning) Play Audio for Kerry:Play Audio for Kerry Back to Irish Girl Names … Read more

Meaning of the name Kane. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kane so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: From cian “”ancient, enduring.”” In legend Cian Mac Mael Muad was the son-in-law of Brian Boru (read the legend) who led the armies from the province of Munster to victory over the invading Vikings at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, a battle in which both he and Brian were killed. Cian was the eighth most popular Irish boys name in Ireland in 2003. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Kane Cian Kian PRONUNCIATION: “key + in” ENGLISH: … Read more

Meaning of the name Keva. Listen and learn how to pronounce Keva so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: From caomh ”gentle, beautiful, precious.” The same root as Kevin, the name has become very popular in Ireland with the original Irish spelling. In 2003 it was the twelfth most popular Irish girl name for baby girls. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Keva Caoimhe PRONUNCIATION: kee + va” ENGLISH: Keva AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Keva and read along with the meaning) Play Audio for Keva:Play Audio for Keva Back to Irish Girl Names Popular … Read more

Meaning of the name Kean. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kean so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: From cian “”ancient, enduring.”” In legend Cian Mac Mael Muad was the son-in-law of Brian Boru (read the legend) who led the armies from the province of Munster to victory over the invading Vikings at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, a battle in which both he and Brian were killed. Cian was the eighth most popular Irish boys name in Ireland in 2003. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Kean Cian Kian PRONUNCIATION: “key + in” ENGLISH: … Read more

Meaning of the name Kira. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kira so you can get the correct pronunciation for this girl name. MEANING: The feminine form of Ciaran, from the Irish ciar meaning “dark” and implies “dark hair and brown eyes.” St. Ciara was a distinguished seventh-century figure who established a monastery at Kilkeary in County Tipperary. It was the fourth most popular baby girl name in Ireland in 2003. GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Kira Ciara PRONUNCIATION: kee + ra” ENGLISH: Kira AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Kira and read along with the meaning) Play … Read more

Meaning of the name Keane. Listen and learn how to pronounce Keane so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: From cian “”ancient, enduring.”” In legend Cian Mac Mael Muad was the son-in-law of Brian Boru (read the legend) who led the armies from the province of Munster to victory over the invading Vikings at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014, a battle in which both he and Brian were killed. Cian was the eighth most popular Irish boys name in Ireland in 2003. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Keane Cian Kian PRONUNCIATION: “key + in” ENGLISH: … Read more

Meaning of the Irish name Kyna. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kyna so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish girl name. MEANING: From cion “love, affection, esteem.” GENDER: Girl | Female IRISH NAME: Kyna PRONUNCIATION: key + na” ENGLISH: AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Kyna and read along with the meaning) Play Audio for Kyna:Play Audio for Kyna Back to Irish Girl Names Popular Irish Girl Names Siobhan Ava Aoife Anna Ciara Caoimhe Niamh Saoirse Maeve Aine View all Irish Girl Names Popular Irish Boy Names Aiden Daniel Sean Conor Dylan Niall … Read more

Meaning of the name Keevan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Keevan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: In Irish cabhan means “”grassy hill”” or “”hollow”” and is the name of the Ulster county Cavan. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Keevan Cabhan PRONUNCIATION: “kav + an” ENGLISH: Keevan AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Keevan and read along with the meaning) Play Audio for Keevan:Play Audio for Keevan Back to Irish Boy Names Popular Irish Girl Names Siobhan Ava Aoife Anna Ciara Caoimhe Niamh Saoirse Maeve Aine View all Irish Girl Names … Read more

Meaning of the name Keiran. Listen and learn how to pronounce Keiran so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: ciar “”dark”” and the diminutive -in it means “”little dark one.”” Popular for over 1500 years, at least 26 saints have borne the name. The most notable, St. Ciaran of Clonmacnoise (c. 530 AD), was the son of a carpenter who studied with St. Enda for seven years and went on to establish a monastery at Clonmacnoise, on the banks of the River Shannon in County Westmeath. It became a major spiritual and educational center and despite being plundered … Read more

Meaning of the name Kenneth. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kenneth so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: coinneach “”attractive person,”” “”pleasant person.”” A sixth-century Irish missionary St. Canice founded churches in Ireland, Scotland and Wales. As Coinneach he gave his name to the town of Kilkenny, Cill Coinneach “”Coinneach’s Church.”” GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Kenneth Canice Coinneach PRONUNCIATION: “can + iss” or “ko + in + ock” ENGLISH: Kenneth AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Kenneth and read along with the meaning) Play Audio for Kenneth:Play Audio for Kenneth Back to … Read more

Meaning of the name Kenny. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kenny so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: coinneach “”attractive person,”” “”pleasant person.”” A sixth-century Irish missionary St. Canice founded churches in Ireland, Scotland and Wales. As Coinneach he gave his name to the town of Kilkenny, Cill Coinneach “”Coinneach’s Church. ”” GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Kenny Canice Coinneach PRONUNCIATION: “can + iss” or “ko + in + ock” ENGLISH: Kenny AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Kenny and read along with the meaning) Play Audio for Kenny:Play Audio for Kenny Back to … Read more

Meaning of the name Kevan. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kevan so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: In Irish cabhan means “”grassy hill”” or “”hollow”” and is the name of the Ulster county Cavan. GENDER: Boy | Male IRISH NAME: Kevan Cabhan PRONUNCIATION: “kav + an” ENGLISH: Kevan AUDIO: (Listen to the late author Frank McCourt pronounce Kevan and read along with the meaning) Play Audio for Kevan:Play Audio for Kevan Back to Irish Boy Names Popular Irish Girl Names Siobhan Ava Aoife Anna Ciara Caoimhe Niamh Saoirse Maeve Aine View all Irish Girl Names … Read more

Meaning of the Irish name Kevin. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kevin so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: Means “”gentle child”” or “”well born.”” St. Kevin founded a great monastery at Glendalough in County Wicklow in the seventh century. Noted as a man who wasn’t always comfortable in the company of other human beings, he was very much at home with the animals. One story tells that while Kevin was praying a blackbird came and nested in his hand. He remained at prayer, motionless, until the eggs had hatched. In another story, … Read more

Meaning of the name Kieran. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kieran so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: ciar “”dark”” and the diminutive -in it means “”little dark one.”” Popular for over 1500 years, at least 26 saints have borne the name. The most notable, St. Ciaran of Clonmacnoise (c. 530 AD), was the son of a carpenter who studied with St. Enda for seven years and went on to establish a monastery at Clonmacnoise, on the banks of the River Shannon in County Westmeath. It became a major spiritual and educational center and despite being plundered … Read more

Meaning of the name Kieron. Listen and learn how to pronounce Kieron so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: ciar “”dark”” and the diminutive -in it means “”little dark one.”” Popular for over 1500 years, at least 26 saints have borne the name. The most notable, St. Ciaran of Clonmacnoise (c. 530 AD), was the son of a carpenter who studied with St. Enda for seven years and went on to establish a monastery at Clonmacnoise, on the banks of the River Shannon in County Westmeath. It became a major spiritual and educational center and despite being plundered … Read more

Meaning of the name Killian. Listen and learn how to pronounce Killian so you can get the correct pronunciation for this boy name. MEANING: cille means “”associated with the church.”” One St. Cillian left Ireland in about 650 AD with eleven companions and carried out his missionary work in the Rhine region of Germany where he became Bishop of Wurzburg after converting the local lord, Duke Gosbert of Wurzburg, to Christianity. Later Duke Gosbert married Geilana, his brother’s widow and Cillian declared the marriage invalid. While Gosbert was away on a military expedition, Geilana had Cillian beheaded when she found that … Read more

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Kacee Brave, Alert 🖤
Kaci Brave, Alert 🖤
Kacia Brave, Alert 🖤
Kadee Variation on Kadijah 🖤
Kadian Pure, Rhyming Variant of Katy 🖤
Kadie Pure, Rhyming Variant of Katy 🖤
Kadieann 🖤
Kadienne Pure, Rhyming Variant of Katy 🖤
Kady Pure, Rhythmic Flow of Sounds 🖤
Kaedee Pure, Rhyming Variant of Katy 🖤
Kaelah Keeper of the Keys, Pure 🖤
Kaelee Pure, Keeper of the Keys 🖤
Kaeleigh Combination of Kay with Lee 🖤
Kaelene Pure, Keeper of the Keys 🖤
Kaeley Pure, Keeper of the Keys 🖤
Kaeli Pure, Keeper of the Keys 🖤
Kaelie Sweetheart, Laurel Crown 🖤
Kaelin Sweetheart, Keeper of the Keys 🖤
Kaelyn Combination of Kae and Lynn 🖤
Kaelynn Sweetheart, Pure 🖤
Kaesha Watchful, Vigilant 🖤
Kahli Most Beautiful 🖤
Kailan Laurel Tree, Keeper of the Keys 🖤
Kailea Will be 🖤
Kailee Pure, Keeper of the Keys 🖤
Kaileigh A God 🖤
Kailey Laurel, Crown, Beloved 🖤
Kaili Deity 🖤
Kailie A God 🖤
Kailin Laurel, Keeper of the Keys, Pure 🖤
Kaily A God 🖤
Kailyn Laurel, Keeper of the Keys, Pure 🖤
Kailynne Laurel, Keeper of the Keys 🖤
Kait Form of Catherine, Pure 🖤
Kaitline Pure 🖤
Kaitlinn Pure 🖤
Kaleigh Laurel Tree, Keeper of the Keys 🖤
Kaleighia 🖤
Kaley Laurel, Keeper of the Keys, Pure 🖤
Kalie Laurel, Beloved 🖤
Kalin Combination of Caleb and Colin 🖤
Kalli Most Beautiful, Lark 🖤
Kallie Most Beautiful 🖤
Kally Most Beautiful, Fortress 🖤
Kalsum Beautiful Tree 🖤
Kalyn Pure, Keeper of the Keys 🖤
Kalynn Combination of Kay and Lynn 🖤
Kamania Well Shaped, Beautiful 🖤
Kambria From Wales 🖤
Kamelia Flower Name 🖤
Kamlyn Lord 🖤
Kammi Young Attendant 🖤
Kammie Young Attendant 🖤
Kamren Crooked Nose 🖤
Kamrin Crooked Nose 🖤
Kamron Crooked Nose 🖤
Kamryn Auspicious 🖤
Kandee Glowing 🖤
Kandi Glowing 🖤
Kandis Glowing 🖤

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Scarlet fever: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

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This information is for parents. It will allow you to identify the symptoms of scarlet fever in time and take the child to the doctor in a timely manner.

Contents

  • What is scarlet fever
  • Causes of scarlet fever
  • Modes of infection
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnostics
  • Treatment
  • Diet for scarlet fever
  • Complications
  • Prophylaxis
  • Which doctor to contact

Scarlet fever is now considered a separate infectious disease. But, until the 16th century, it was not distinguished from other rash diseases. In 1556, the Italian physician Ingrassias was the first to separate the signs of scarlet fever from those of measles. He called the new disease scarlet fever (from the word scarlatto — crimson from the Italian language).

A century later, the English doctor Thomas Sydenham fully described the clinical picture of the disease. In the pre-bacteriological era, ideas about scarlet fever were based on miasmatic theory. It was considered the result of exposure to the body of sewage. In the 40s of the 20th century, in the works of the spouses Dick and V.I. Ioffe proved the streptococcal etiology of the disease.

Description

Scarlet fever is an acute infectious pathology. The disease is caused by beta-hemolytic streptococcus type A. It is transmitted from the patient by airborne droplets and by contact. It is characterized by an increase in body temperature, the appearance of rashes on the skin, sore throat. The oropharynx is predominantly affected by the causative agent of the disease, a characteristic exanthema appears, inflammation is accompanied by severe intoxication.

Scarlet fever is manifested by a characteristic symptom complex, including general intoxication, fever, scarlet fever. Patients have a crimson tongue, an increase in regional lymph nodes. On the skin, a small punctate rash with fine scaly peeling is visible. The patient has a characteristic exanthema.

The disease mainly affects children under ten years of age. In schoolchildren and adults who have crossed this age line, susceptibility to infection with streptococcus decreases. This is associated with the maturation of the immune system. It quickly gives a specific reaction in response to the introduction of the pathogen, but this does not completely exclude the possibility of the disease.

Scarlet fever is more common among children between the ages of three and ten. This is associated with the imperfection of the immune system and being in children’s institutions, in which infection often occurs.

In newborns and toddlers in the first year of life, scarlet fever is diagnosed very rarely. This is associated with the presence in the bloodstream of maternal immune cells that got there through the placenta.

Causes of scarlet fever

Causes scarlet fever in adults and children — beta-hemolytic streptococcus type A. It belongs to the genus of facultative aerobic, gram-positive bacteria Streptococcus, which have an ovoid shape.

Its source is a carrier of a pathogenic bacterium or a patient with this disease. Especially such people are contagious at the beginning of the disease. The risk of transmitting the pathogen to other people completely disappears after three weeks from the onset of symptoms.

According to experts, up to 20% of the population are considered asymptomatic carriers of the scarlet fever pathogen. In rare cases, a person is a source of infection for several years.

The natural susceptibility of the human body to the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes remains at a high level throughout life in most people. The immunity that is formed in people who have had scarlet fever is type-specific.

The bacterium secretes erythrogenic toxin, the person has no antitoxic immunity. This means that the risk of infection with other types of streptococcus is high. The maximum incidence of scarlet fever in children and adults occurs in autumn and winter.

How does infection occur?

Infected with streptococcus by airborne droplets and household way. Experts consider the spread of the pathogen through the air along with drops of saliva of an infected person to be the main way of infection. Healthy people inhale an aerosol containing microorganisms. Infected saliva by an infected person is scattered over a distance of up to one and a half meters.

The patient releases a large amount of the pathogen when coughing, sneezing, talking into the environment. If these bacteria get on food, an alimentary mode of transmission is possible. More often, people who are close to the source of infection become infected with scarlet fever.

The entrance gate for the penetration of the pathogen into the body is the mucous membrane of the nasopharynx, pharynx, less often the genitals. Sometimes the pathogen enters the body through damaged skin. In the zone of introduction of bacteria, a local infectious focus appears with typical necrotic manifestations.

Microorganisms multiply in it and release toxins into the blood, which contribute to the development of intoxication. The presence of this toxic substance in the bloodstream causes capillary dilation. On the skin, this is manifested by the formation of a specific rash.

Gradually, the body develops antitoxic immunity, which helps to subside intoxication. Therefore, the rash disappears over time. Sometimes the pathogens themselves enter the bloodstream. This leads to damage to other organs and tissues, these include:

  • lymph nodes;
  • meninges;
  • temporal bone tissue;
  • hearing aid and others.

Purulent-necrotic inflammation develops in them.

Symptoms of scarlet fever in children and adults

The incubation period for scarlet fever lasts from one to twelve days. The disease begins acutely. First, the patient has a fever. Then signs of intoxication appear:

  • muscle pain;
  • increased heart rate;
  • weakness;
  • headache.

Fever accompanies drowsiness and apathy. Perhaps the onset of euphoria, increased mobility. Intoxication in most patients often causes vomiting. Other symptoms of scarlet fever include:

  • Sore throat. Reveal redness and tonsils, arches of the tongue, soft palate and posterior pharyngeal wall. Sometimes follicular-lacunar tonsillitis is formed. The mucosa is covered with a purulent, fibrous, necrotic coating.
  • Regional lymphadenitis. Lymph nodes become dense and painful.
  • Raspberry tongue. By the fifth day of illness, the tongue becomes bright crimson. Removes plaque from the surface. Reveal hypertrophy of the papillae. Lips are also painted in crimson color. This symptom occurs in adults with a severe form of the disease.
  • Spotted rash. It is formed for the first time days of illness. Dots of dark shades appear on the skin of the face, as well as the upper part of the body. Then later they appear on the flexor surfaces of the upper limbs, sides and inner surface of the legs. Dark red stripes form in the folds of the skin. Sometimes the elements of the rash merge into erythema.
  • Minor hemorrhages. They arise due to fragile vessels that are easily damaged by squeezing and rubbing the affected skin.

There are no rashes in the nasolabial triangle with scarlet fever (Filatov’s symptom). In this area, the skin usually turns pale.

By the fifth day, the symptoms of the disease subside. The rash first turns pale, and by the ninth day it disappears completely. After these rashes, fine scaly peeling remains on the skin, and coarse scaly peeling is detected on the feet and palms. In adults, scarlet fever is asymptomatic. The patient notices a pale, rapidly passing rash and a slight catarrhal inflammation of the throat.

Diagnosis of scarlet fever

Scarlet fever is characterized by a high degree of symptom specificity. This allows you to set the correct diagnosis already during the interview and examination of the patient. To confirm it, the following methods are used:

  • general clinical blood test — reveals signs of this infection: neutrophilic leukocytosis, elevated ESR, leukocyte formula shifts to the left;
  • ECG and ultrasound of the heart are performed for suspected cardiovascular complications;
  • express diagnosis of RCA — it is done as a specific test;
  • otoscopy is performed, if there is a suspicion of otitis, it is performed by an otolaryngologist during examination.

If a lesion of the urinary system is suspected, its condition is assessed using an ultrasound of the kidneys.

Treatment of scarlet fever

With this pathology, it is strictly forbidden to self-medicate, you must consult a doctor.

The basis of the treatment of scarlet fever is the correct and timely appointment of antibacterial drugs. Preference is given to synthetic analogues of penicillin or macrolide antibiotics. In severe cases, cephalosporins are prescribed. To alleviate the patient’s condition, detoxification therapy is carried out.

In a severe and moderate condition of the patient, intravenous administration of drugs is indicated. In the absence of indications for hospitalization at home, an adequate drinking regimen is organized for the child. The volume of fluid is determined by the attending physician, taking into account the age of the baby. Streptococcus produces a lot of toxins, so the patient is prescribed antiallergic drugs.

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are given at high temperature. For small hemorrhages, agents that strengthen the vascular wall are recommended. To alleviate the manifestations of angina, antiseptic solutions are locally prescribed. For the same purpose, tube quartz is recommended.

Diet for scarlet fever

During the treatment of scarlet fever, the patient is prescribed a diet aimed at activating the defenses. Products should be easy to digest. Patients are recommended dietary table number 13. Food should be fractional up to five times a day. The following foods are not recommended for scarlet fever:

  • muffin;
  • fresh bread;
  • fatty broths;
  • fatty meats;
  • canned food;
  • sausages;
  • salted fish;
  • raw vegetables high in coarse fiber;
  • smoked products;
  • legumes;
  • whole milk and cream;
  • fatty sour cream;
  • hard cheeses;
  • barley groats, millet, barley;
  • chocolate;
  • confectionery.

In the absence of kidney disease, you can drink up to 2.5 liters per day.

Complications of scarlet fever

Most cases of the disease have a favorable outcome. In severe course of the disease, the following complications develop:

  • otitis media;
  • lymphadenitis;
  • inflammation of the skin;
  • severe allergization;
  • carditis;
  • arthritis;
  • jade.

Late complications of the disease are possible. These include:

  • synovitis;
  • heart valve disease;
  • glomerulonephritis;
  • rheumatism;
  • Sydenham’s chorea.

These complications occur several weeks after recovery.

Prevention of scarlet fever

There are no vaccinations against this disease. Non-specific prevention measures consist in isolating infected people. Carry out quarantine measures in children’s institutions. Patients with scarlet fever are discharged only ten days after the day of hospitalization.

Which doctor should I contact?

If you experience symptoms, we recommend that you seek advice from a general practitioner or pediatrician.

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