A 7-year-old boy has fever, sore throat, and a fine, sandpaper-like rash with circumoral pallor. Tongue has enlarged papillae ('strawberry'). What is ...

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A 7-year-old boy has fever, sore throat, and a fine, sandpaper-like rash with circumoral pallor. Tongue has enlarged papillae ('strawberry'). What is the most appropriate first-line antibiotic?

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Phenoxymethylpenicillin

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Amoxicillin

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Azithromycin

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Co-amoxiclav

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Cefalexin

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Scarlet fever

A 7-year-old boy has fever, sore throat, and a fine, sandpaper-like rash with circumoral pallor. Tongue has enlarged papillae ('strawberry'). What is the most appropriate first-line antibiotic?