~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This message is from PedTalk! To reply to the group, use "" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At 04:22 PM 10/12/97 -0400, wrote: >In a message dated 97-10-10 18:06:40 EDT, writes: > >> Dry skin? Obviously I haven't seen this kid, but peeling and itching say >> two things to me....1. sunburn 2. really dry skin (or a reation to some >> type of chemical) > >How about Scarlet Fever? My lab tech brought in her daughter several years >ago with peeling fingers. She had a fever the week before, and may have had >a rash, but she wasn't sure. She did not complain of a sore throat. When I >saw her, her throat was quite red, and she tested positive for strep. > >Moshe Adler, MD > > I thought about that, but she'd not had a fever and there was no scarletiniform (sp?) "sandpaperish" rash, only the single papules. I did not do a throat culture, so I'll never know, though. Michael Sachs, M.D. General Pediatrician