The following symptoms and complaints may indicate scarlatina (scarlet fever):
- Sore throat
- Fever/chills
- General feeling of illness
- Abdominal pain
- Nausea/vomiting
- Maculopapular (fine-spotted) exanthema – 1-2 days after purulent inflammation, maculopapular exanthema begins on the chest, then covers the entire body, emphasizing the groin, then extends to the extremities (hands and feet are left out); after 6-9 days, the exanthema disappears; a few days afterward, the skin peels
- Whitish coated tongue (early phase of infection).
- Strawberry or raspberry tongue (late phase of infection).
- Perioral pallor – pale skin around the mouth.
In addition, the following diseases can occur in parallel with scarlatina:
- Sinusitis (sinusitis).
- Otitis media (inflammation of the middle ear)
- Pneumonia (pneumonia)
