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Common presenting symptoms of varicella: | |||
* Usually starts as [[low-grade fever]] and skin manifestations appear by 1-2 days | |||
* Abdominal pain reported in some children. | |||
* Rash initially appears on the head, trunk and then spreads to the rest of the body | |||
* [[Itch|Intense pruritus]] | |||
* Headache | |||
* [[Malaise]] | |||
* [[Anorexia]] | |||
* [[Cough]] | |||
* [[Coryza]] | |||
* [[Lethargy]] | |||
* Loss of appetite | |||
==Associated symptoms== | ==Associated symptoms== | ||
Revision as of 16:51, 16 June 2017
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Reddy Kothagadi M.B.B.S[2]
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History and Symptoms
History
- Patient with chickenpox presents with the characteristic rash and numerous spread out of lesions.
- Lesions present in different stages of healing in affected sites.
- The lead to the diagnosis would be a history suggestive of exposure to an infected individual between the incubation period of 10-21 days.
Symptoms
Common presenting symptoms of varicella:
- Usually starts as low-grade fever and skin manifestations appear by 1-2 days
- Abdominal pain reported in some children.
- Rash initially appears on the head, trunk and then spreads to the rest of the body
- Intense pruritus
- Headache
- Malaise
- Anorexia
- Cough
- Coryza
- Lethargy
- Loss of appetite