What are the symptoms of chickenpox?
Chickenpox presents with a characteristic rash. The rash first appears over the face, scalp or trunk. The rash initially consists of red / purple colored raised lesions (maculo-papular rash) which evolve into lesions filled with clear fluid. These lesions are called vesicular lesions. The fluid in these lesions then becomes hazy given the rash a characteristic blistered or pustular appearance. Most children have 200-300 lesions, which appear in successive crops and hence at a given time different types of lesions are present. The lesions then form a crust after 4-5 days of appearance. The crusts fall off after a week or two.
