Risk factors of scarlet fever
With appropriate treatment, risk factors of scarlet fever are rare but might include…
- Joint or bone conditions like arthritis and osteomyelitis
- Severe rheumatic fever
- Adenitis, a glandular inflammation or abscess
- Damage to the kidneys in the form of glomerulonephritis
- Hepatitis or liver damage
- Meningitis
- Pneumonia
- Sinusitis
- Infection of the middle ear
- Septicaemia






