Differential diagnosis
The clinical diagnosis of chickenpox is generally quite straightforward.
However in if clinical diagnosis of chickenpox is in doubt then the conditions in the differential diagnosis include:
- herpes simplex
- disseminated herpes zoster
- impetigo
- drug related eruptions
- contact dermatitis
- erythema multiforme
- Stevens Johnson syndrome
- hand, foot and mouth disease
- scabies
- disseminated molluscum contagiosum
Reference:
- UK Health Security Agency. The Green Book: Varicella. Jun 2019 [internet publication].
- Freer G, Pistello M. Varicella-zoster virus infection: natural history, clinical manifestations, immunity and current and future vaccination strategies. New Microbiol. 2018 Apr;41(2):95-105.
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