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Can scarlet fever cause hearing loss?

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Scarlet fever, even when not deadly, caused large amounts of suffering to those infected and their families, often leaving deafness in its wake. read more

Yes, scarlet fever indicates a middle ear infection that migrates into the cochlear bone. The hearing loss is conductive for the first 10 years after which the cochlea gets affected and the loss is then classified as sensorineural after bone conduction testing is done to establish diagnosis. read more

Deafness and Scarlet Fever Posted 27 September 2016 at 18: 28 I'm 84 years old, had scarlet fever in 1937, aged 5 which resulted in a perforated eardrum and total deafness in right ear. read more

Scarlet fever can cause a distinctive rash among other symptoms. Scarlet fever is caused by a toxin released by the bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes (S. pyrogenes), the same organism that causes strep throat. read more