scarlatinaladj.
/ˌskɑːləˈtiːnl/, U.S. /ˌskɑrləˈtin(ə)l/ Medicine.
Of, relating to, or associated with scarlatina or scarlet fever.
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scarlatinous1796
scarlatinal1828
scarlatinoid1842
scarlatiniform1855
1828 London Med. Gaz. 15 Nov. 767/1 Dr. Gregory..remarked that most of the morbid poisons—small pox, lues, measles, scarlet fever—affected this part [sc. the throat] in a remarkable degree, and conceived that the scarlatinal dropsy depended rather on the throat than the cuticular affection.
1878 L. Browne Throat & its Dis. 137 In scarlatinal sore throat the local differences are not so well marked.
1949 H. W. C. Vines Green's Man. Pathol. (ed. 17) xxxiii. 897 In growing children..renal failure may be the sequel to chronic pyelonephritis or to scarlatinal nephritis.
1988 Q. N. Myrvik & R. S. Weiser Fund. Med. Bacteriol. & Mycol. (ed. 2) x. 158 A scarletinal rash is produced when a large dose of the toxins is administered systemically to a nonimmune subject.
2009 Medicine 37 631/2 A scarlatinal rash occurs, usually on the second day of the illness, and spreads from the upper chest to the trunk, neck and extremities, sparing the palms and soles.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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