16 Signs and Symptoms Of A Streptococcal Throat (Strep Throat) Infection

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3. Facial Flushing

Source:https://www.healthline.com/

Patients with strep throat also experience facial flushing, where their visage takes on a reddish hue. This is due to the increase in the flow of blood to the capillaries lining the skin, a reaction of the body in its attempt to regulate temperature. When a person has fever, regulatory mechanisms of the body cause capillaries to dilate, exposing blood to the cooler temperatures nearer the skin, helping dissipate heat and lower fever.

Also immune responses triggered by bacterial toxins also cause redness, one of the tell-tale signs of inflammation.