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Chicken pox
How do you know that chicken pox has gone? I mean when is the right time to step out of the house & when do you know that now you are absolutely fine & you won't be infectious to others?
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Varicella-Zoster
(Chicken Pox)
Sx - fever, vesicular rash, severe pruritus, HA.
PE -
⢠Vesicular rash.
Next Steps
Dx - Tzanck smear (multi-nucleated giant cells under microscopic evaluation). Viral Culture of vesicular fluid (positive VZV).
Health Tips
Tx - Acetaminophen 325-1000mg Q4-6hrs PRN. Diphenhydramine 25-50mg Q4-6hrs PRN. Diphenhydramine topical 1-2% apply to the affected area TID-QID up to 7 days. Acyclovir 800mg QID x 7 days. Varicella Zoster Immune Globulin, human 625 units stat.
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