Chickenpox history and symptoms
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Overview
Chickenpox presents as a characteristic rash with numerous, spread out lesions. Symptoms usually start as low-grade fever and skin manifestations appear by 1-2 days. Rash initially appears on the head, trunk and then spreads to the rest of the body (centrifugal spread) with intense pruritus, headache, malaise, anorexia, cough, coryza, tiredness and loss of appetite.
Symptoms
Common symptoms
The common presenting symptoms of varicella include: [1]
- Infection usually starts as low-grade fever followed by skin manifestations after 1 to 2 days
- Rash initially appears on the head, trunk and then spreads to the rest of the body in a centrifugal pattern, alongwith itching.
Less common symptoms
The less common presenting symptoms of varicella include:
References
- ↑ Sauerbrei A (2016). "Diagnosis, antiviral therapy, and prophylaxis of varicella-zoster virus infections". Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 35 (5): 723–34. doi:10.1007/s10096-016-2605-0. PMID 26873382.