Chickenpox

Alternate Name: Varicella Herpes Zoster

Test:

Virus isolation from lesions (+), sputum or vesicu-Virus isolation from lesions (+), sputum or vesicu-lar lesion microscopy (multinucleated giant cells), WCC (N or L)

Sign:

Dd:

Smallpox, vaccinia, Herpes simplex, rickettsio-ses, shingles

Phys:

Herpes zoster infection