Scarlet Fever and ms

[sharron]

there is currently a outbreak of scarlet fever here on the isle of wight.i have a couple of the symptons,white coating on the tongue and feeling sick.another possible symptom of it is a general feeling of being unwell,i get that anyway with the ms,any ideas on how i tell the differance between feeling generally unwell at times cause of the ms or possible scarlet fever for example ? perhaps i should go to doc,currently lost faith in gp.tho...take care everyone xx

[Marina]

I don't think you need worry about the symptoms you're having being those of scarlet fever

 

"Scarlet Fever" as a name is indicative of what two of the main symptoms are: a red rash and a fever.

 

More here:

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Scarlet-fever/Pages/Introduction.aspx

http://www.patient.co.uk/health/scarlet-fever-leaflet

 

A white coated tongue can be due to various things, or be there for no reason. One of the things to jump to mind is oral thrush.

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coated-tongue/Pages/Introduction.aspx

 

I guess if these are symptoms you don't usually get, and if they don't improve or go away in a few days, you might want to visit your GP to put your mind at rest?

[Nindancer]

I got oral thrush when I took my first lot of steroids but was ok with the second lot.

 

Good news, it's not scarlet fever tho

 

Sonia x

[sharron]

thank you nindancer and marina for putting my mind at rest, tc xx

[LynnWilliams]

I had that a while ago. Got medication for it and cleared up xx

[sharron]

hi lynne ,i was just panicking about it as island is such a small place !!!!! glad your over it now ,tc x