scarlatina
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scarlatina
[skahr″lah-te´nah]scarlet fever. adj., adj scarlat´inal.
scar·la·ti·na
(skar'lă-tē'nă), Avoid the misspelling scarletina.An acute exanthematous disease, caused by infection with streptococcal organisms producing an erythrogenic toxin, marked by fever and other constitutional disturbances, and a generalized eruption of closely aggregated bright red points or small macules followed by desquamation in large scales, shreds, or sheets; mucous membrane of the mouth and fauces is usually also involved.
Synonym(s): scarlet fever
[through It. fr. Mediev. L. scarlatum, scarlet, a scarlet cloth]
scarlatina
/scar·la·ti·na/ (skahr″lah-te´nah) scarlet fever.scarlat´inalscarlatina angino´sa a form with severe throat symptoms.
scarlatina
(skär′lə-tē′nə)n.
See scarlet fever.
scar′la·ti′nal adj.
scarlatina
See scarlet fever.
scarlatina
Scarlet fever, see there.scar·la·ti·na
(skahr'lă-tē'nă)An acute exanthematous disease, caused by infection with streptococcal organisms producing erythrogenic toxin, marked by fever and other constitutional disturbances, and a generalized eruption of closely aggregated points or small macules of a bright red color followed by desquamation; mucous membrane of the mouth and fauces is usually also involved.
Synonym(s): scarlet fever.
Synonym(s): scarlet fever.
[through It. fr. Mediev. L. scarlatum, scarlet, a scarlet cloth]
scarlatina
A mild attack of SCARLET FEVER.scar·la·ti·na
(skahr'lă-tē'nă)Acute exanthematous disease, caused by infection with streptococcal organisms producing an erythrogenic toxin, marked by fever and other constitutional disturbances; mucous membrane of mouth and fauces is usually also involved.
Synonym(s): scarlet fever.
Synonym(s): scarlet fever.
[through It. fr. Mediev. L. scarlatum, scarlet, a scarlet cloth]
scarlatina,
n See scarlet fever.