A 7-year-old boy presents with fever, sore throat and a generalised blanching erythematous rash with a sandpaper texture. His tongue is red and swolle...

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A 7-year-old boy presents with fever, sore throat and a generalised blanching erythematous rash with a sandpaper texture. His tongue is red and swollen. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Scarlet fever

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Measles

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Kawasaki disease

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Meningococcal septicaemia

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Rubella

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Scarlet fever

A 7-year-old boy presents with fever, sore throat and a generalised blanching erythematous rash with a sandpaper texture. His tongue is red and swollen. What is the most likely diagnosis?