Common drugs used to treat scarlet fever include penicillin and erythromycin. It is recommended to use them under the guidance of a doctor.
Scarlet fever is an acute respiratory infectious disease. It is caused by group A beta-type streptococcus. It is clinically characterized by fever, pharyngitis, diffuse bright red rash all over the body and obvious flaking after the rash.
Penicillin, a bacteriostatic antibiotic drug, is the drug of choice for the treatment of scarlet fever and is very effective in treating scarlet fever. Penicillin contains penicillanes, which activate lysyl enzymes to break down the cell walls of bacteria. Penicillin’s side effects are relatively small, but people who are allergic to penicillin can’t use it, and some people will go into anaphylactic shock leading to a life-threatening condition, so it’s important to do a skin test before using it.
Erythromycin belongs to the same class of antibiotic drugs as penicillin, and it can also inhibit bacterial protein synthesis effectively and timely to play an antibacterial role. Compared with penicillin, the shortcoming of erythromycin is that the effect of treating scarlet fever is relatively slow.
Patients should maintain a good mindset in daily life, actively cooperate with the treatment, focus on self-management to help the disease heal, and pay attention to preventing the spread of the disease. In addition, patients should have regular review so that doctors can understand the treatment effect and adjust the treatment program in time.