Question 150 · LEK · Acute pharyngitis and tonsillitis
The most common complication of streptococcal pharyngitis in children is:
- A. scarlet fever.
- B. impetigo of the face skin.
- C. rheumatic fever.
- D. peritonsillar abscess.
- E. acute otitis media.
Hint
Consider the classic post-streptococcal sequela that antibiotic treatment of strep throat is primarily meant to prevent.
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