(skăr‵lă-tē'nă )

[L., red]

Scarlet fever.

s. anginosa A severe form of scarlatina with extensive necrosis and ulceration of the pharynx and in some cases with peritonsillar abscess.

s. hemorrhagica Scarlatina with hemorrhage into the skin and mucous membranes.

s. maligna A fulminant and usually lethal form of scarlatina.

scarlatinal,

(-năl )