Varicella, Chicken Pox, Impetigo, Bullous - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

varicella chicken pox impetigo, bullous

Body Site

abdomen

Age

4 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

Comments

This 4 year old boy was recovering from chicken pox when he developed a new fever and multiple expanding blisters filled with pus. Gram stain of the pus showed Gram positive cocci in clusters, and the culture grew Staphylococcus aureus.

Description

3 mm crusted erosions and large 2-4 cm flaccid bullae with pus

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8/4/2001 14:32:30

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