About focal lesions in lethal scarlet fever sepsis

The present report is the result of the development of 83 cases of lethal scarlet fever sepsis that have passed through the Institute over the past several years. In all these cases, the diagnosis of sepsis was confirmed by autopsy. By age, patients were distributed as follows: from 1 to 3 years-25 people, from 3 to 5 years, -29 people, from 5 to 8 years, 20 people, from 8 to 12 years, -3 people, from 12 to 15 liters - 2 people, from 15 to 20 liters, from 20 to 80 liters, from 30 to 40 liters. and from 40 to 50 liters. 1 person. As can be seen from this list, 74 people, i.e. 89% of all patients, were under 8 years of age. 40 patients were male and 43 were female. In all 83 cases, scarlet fever was literal, therefore, in all patients with the entrance gate of scarlet fever sepsis, and in many cases, the pharynx was its primary focus. 72 patients (86.7%) had necrotic changes in the pharynx, the remaining 11 patients had angina of a catarrhal nature.