EA50.3 Staphylococcal scarlatina
International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01
An exanthem mediated by staphylococcal toxins from distant Staphylococcus aureus infection but without the systemic complications seen in staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome, of which it may be regarded as a mild form. Clinically it resembles scarlet fever.
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- Staphylococcal scarlatina
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