chickenpox

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Etiology

Epidemiology

Pathology

  • incubation 10-20 days
  • infectivity
    • begins 48 hours prior to onset of symptoms
    • persists through period of new lesion formation (3-5 days)

Clinical manifestations

* distinguishing features from smallpox

Laboratory

Complications

Differential diagnosis

Management

More general terms

Additional terms

References

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