Etiology
     Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus
Sx
     Fever
     Sore throat
PE
     Tonsillar exudates
     Cervical lymphadenopathy
Complications, short term
     Scarlatiniform rash--diffuse erythema that later desquamates. Caused by an erythrotoxin.
Complications, long term
     Rheumatic fever

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