A parent brings her school-age child to the physician's office for evaluation of a sore throat, fever, headache, and fine red rough rash over both arms and abdomen. For which health problem should the nurse plan care for this patient?

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The symptoms described, including a sore throat, fever, headache, and a fine red rough rash over the arms and abdomen, are characteristic of scarlet fever with strep throat. Scarlet fever is a condition that can occur as a result of a streptococcal infection, where the bacteria produce a toxin leading to the rash.

A Parent Brings Her School-Age Child to the Physician's Office