The main form of treatment of scarlet fever in children is a single dose of penicillin for injection, but the drinkable suspension (syrup) can also be used for 10 days. If you are allergic to penicillin, your doctor may recommend erythromycin in syrup form for 10 days.
Normally, 2 days after the start of treatment, scarlet fever symptoms begin to go away, however, the antibiotic should be maintained for as long as the doctor determines, as the infection may recur if treatment is previously discontinued, in addition to the risk of developing antibiotic resistance.
- Scarlet fever can cause severe sore throats and discomfort throughout the mouth.
- So it is recommended to prefer liquid or pasty foods.
- Ideally fresh or at room temperature.
- Such as vegetable soup with egg or boiled chicken.
- For example.
- Other good examples include mashed potatoes.
- Gelatin.
- Fruit juices and yogurt vitamins.
Very hot foods should be avoided so as not to aggravate throat discomfort. You can also eat bread, biscuits and toast, as long as they are immersed in milk or tea.
In addition to using antibiotics to cure the disease, there are also other precautions that help relieve symptoms, such as:
During treatment and until symptoms have disappeared, it is also advisable to rest at home, so that the body can recover more easily and prevent transmission of the infection.
Scarlet fever is usually easily treated with the antibiotic indicated by your doctor and complications are rare. However, although rare, there may be acute rheumatoid arthritis, which is a heart valve injury and kidney damage that can progress to kidney failure.
Treatment with antibiotics within the time recommended by your doctor prevents the onset of major complications of this disease.
Signs of improved scarlet fever include decreased reddish skin spots, increased appetite, decreased sore throat and fever.
Signs of worsening scarlet fever, on the other hand, occur when treatment is not performed or is interrupted early, and include increased fever, increased sore throat, pain in the ear or other part of the body, and increased coloration of spots on the skin. If scarlet fever is suspected of getting worse, it is very important that you return to the hospital.