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Ferreira LCM, Oliveira A, Pereira C, et al. Scarlet fever in an adult patient: A challenging diagnosis in an airway emergency. SAGE Open Med Case Rep. 2021;9:2050313X211049908doi: 10.1177/2050313X211049908.
Ferreira, L. C. M., Oliveira, A., Pereira, C., Guedes, A., & Assunção, J. P. (2021). Scarlet fever in an adult patient: A challenging diagnosis in an airway emergency. SAGE open medical case reports, 92050313X211049908. https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X211049908
Ferreira, Luísa Conceição Martins, et al. "Scarlet fever in an adult patient: A challenging diagnosis in an airway emergency." SAGE open medical case reports vol. 9 (2021): 2050313X211049908. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X211049908
Ferreira LCM, Oliveira A, Pereira C, Guedes A, Assunção JP. Scarlet fever in an adult patient: A challenging diagnosis in an airway emergency. SAGE Open Med Case Rep. 2021 Oct 07;9:2050313X211049908. doi: 10.1177/2050313X211049908. eCollection 2021. PMID: 34659770; PMCID: PMC8511905.
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SAGE Open Med Case Rep. 2021 Oct 07;9:2050313X211049908. doi: 10.1177/2050313X211049908. eCollection 2021.

Scarlet fever in an adult patient: A challenging diagnosis in an airway emergency.

SAGE open medical case reports

Luísa Conceição Martins Ferreira, Ana Oliveira, Cláudia Pereira, Alexandra Guedes, José Pedro Assunção

Affiliations

  1. Hospital Center Tondela-Viseu, Anesthesiology Service, Viseu, Portugal.

PMID: 34659770 PMCID: PMC8511905 DOI: 10.1177/2050313X211049908

Abstract

Scarlet fever is essentially a childhood disease, although it may occur in all ages. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential in preventing the spread of infection and progression to life-threatening complications. The case presented describes the clinical difficulty in the diagnosis of scarlet fever in an adult patient with acute involvement of the airway (oedematous laryngitis) and the need for emergent orotracheal intubation and eventually tracheotomy. A high degree of suspicion related to the airway involvement is of utmost importance in an emergency room setting.

© The Author(s) 2021.

Keywords: Adult scarlet fever; airway emergency; case report

Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of conflicting interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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