Delayed complications that sometimes occur after your scarlet fever symptoms have gone include joint or bone problems, liver damage, acute glomerulonephritis (inflammation of your kidneys) or rheumatic fever (a fever with painful, swollen or stiff joints). However, these are very rare.

Attribution: BUPA

See also:

• Scarlet fever
• Cause of scarlet fever
• Symptoms of scarlet fever
• Early complications of scarlet fever
• Diagnosis of scarlet fever
• Home remedies of scarlet fever

Frequently Asked Questions

• Which complications can arise from scarlet fever?