Chickenpox history and symptoms
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Overview
Patient with chickenpox presents with the characteristic rash and numerous spread out of lesions. Symptoms usually starts 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 with intense pruritus, headache, malaise, anorexia, cough, coryza, tiredness and loss of appetite.
History
- History of contact with infected individuals.
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
- Tiredness
- Loss of appetite