Scarlet fever

English: Scarlet fever is a disease caused by an exotoxin released by en:Streptococcus pyogenes. It is characterized by sore throat, fever, a 'strawberry tongue', and a fine sandpaper rash over the upper body that may spread to cover the uvula (Forchheimer spots).

Gallery

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  Raspberry tongue
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  Red cheeks giving the appearance of a white mustache typical of Scarlet Fever
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  Scarlet Fever's pebbly, dry rash
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  Streptococcus pyogenes (Papenheim-Färbung)
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  Schuppung der Haut an den Fingerkuppen
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  Family grave in Berlin, commemorating 4 children who died of scarlet fever (on the right)