KROK 1 2015 – Question 189 · KROK (Medicine) · Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology
A 9-year-old boy has acute onset of disease: sore throat, body temperature rise up to 39.5 °C; on the second day diffuse skin rash was detected all over his skin except for nasolabial triangle. On examination of oral cavity: crimson tongue, "flaming pharynx", necrotic tonsillitis. What diagnosis is the most likely?
- A. Scarlet fever
- B. Diphtheria
- C. Meningococcemia
- D. Influenza
- E. Measles
Hint
Put together the distribution of the rash, the appearance of the tongue and throat, and the age of the child to recognise the characteristic infectious syndrome.
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