Varicella, Chicken Pox - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Alison Young, MD

Diagnosis

varicella chicken pox

Body Site

leg thigh

Age

45 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

scattered

Color

red

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

generalized, disseminated symmetric

Comments

This 45-year-old man developed a widespread vesiculobullous eruption with central crusting. He was initially misdiagnosed with a contact dermatitis and treated with oral prednisone. When the eruption worsened, he was reevaluated and a diagnosis of Varicella-Zoster virus was made and confirmed with polymerase chain reaction. The corticosteroids were switched to oral valacyclovir, and he had an uneventful recovery.

Description

disseminated red papules and vesicles some with crusted centers

Image Added

8/26/2003 23:12:19

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