Chicken Pox, Varicella - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

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Shahbaz A. Janjua, MD

Diagnosis

chicken pox varicella

Body Site

chest trunk

Age

10 years

Pigmentation

medium

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Comments

This 10-year-old boy developed a widespread itchy papulovesicular eruption on his trunk, face, scalp, and extremities. He had similar lesions on his palate and oral mucosa. The eruption was preceded by a few days of fever and flu-like symptoms. New crops of papules appeared for 3 days and rapidly became vesicular before crusting and healing over 7 days later. He was able to return to school 10 days after the onset of symptoms.

Description

multiple widely disseminated clear vesicles on red bases (dew drop on a rose petal)

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6/9/2003 5:18:23

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