A clinical case of extrabuccal scarlet fever caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in a serviceman

In this case, the wound streptococcal infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in a serviceman became generalized, which gave reason to clinically diagnose extrabuccal scarlet fever and confirm this diagnosis based on laboratory examination. Today, doctors are not sufficiently aware of the diagnosis and treatment of extrabuccal scarlet fever, cases of which were practically not registered in peacetime, but became significantly more frequent during the period of military operations. Timely administration of antibacterial therapy and wound treatment, taking into account the risk of secondary streptococcal infection in shrapnel wounds and skin burns, is advisable at the pre-hospital stage.