Scarlet fever is an acute respiratory infection caused by group A hemolytic streptococcal infection, which is common in winter and spring and is most common in children and adolescents. It is transmitted mainly by droplet transmission and contact with clothing and utensils of patients. Once a child has scarlet fever, the following manifestations may occur: 1. typical manifestations: cough, sore throat, dry throat, fever, skin lesions, rash, prune tongue; 2. other manifestations: in severe cases, decreased blood pressure, impaired consciousness, shock, etc. II. What are the risks of pediatric scarlet fever? Poorly controlled pediatric scarlet fever can lead to serious infections such as toxic shock in the near future and metabolic complications such as rheumatic heart disease, rheumatic nephritis, and rheumatic fever in the distant future. 3. How many days does scarlet fever take for a child to recover? Scarlet fever is usually treated with medication, and with home care, the child is usually cured within two weeks. In addition, early use of penicillin can shorten the course of the disease, i.e., pathogenic treatment in the early stages of scarlet fever can shorten the course of the disease and reduce complications. Treatment of pediatric scarlet fever Once scarlet fever is detected in a child, the following treatment is required: 1. Isolation treatment: isolate the patient for more than 6 days until the throat swab culture is negative 3 times and there are no complications, then the isolation can be lifted; 2. General treatment: during the acute period, the patient should rest in bed, eat soft, light food, drink plenty of water, keep the mouth and skin clean and hygienic, prevent secondary infections, and use saline gargles for older children; 3. 3. antibiotic treatment: penicillin is the drug of choice for scarlet fever and all streptococcal infections. early application can shorten the course of the disease and reduce complications; 4. symptomatic treatment: high fever can be treated with smaller doses of antipyretics, or with physical cooling. If infectious toxic shock occurs, blood volume should be actively replenished and acidosis should be corrected.