What are the clinical symptoms of chickenpox?
The common symptoms of chickenpox are a skin rash, low-grade fever, and malaise (generalized body ache). Their severity of chickenpox varies from person to person and some individuals have very few lesions, while others have as many as 2000 lesions. Younger children generally have fewer vesicles than older individuals. If patient’s immune system is normal chickenpox is usually a benign illness which is associated with lassitude and mild fever [temperature of 37.8°–39.4°C (100°–103°F)] of 3–5 days duration. The skin lesions (maculopapules, vesicles, and scabs in various stages of evolution) of chickenpox are the hallmark of the infection. The skin lesions are generally pruritic and cause itching. The skin lesions generally appear on the trunk and face and rapidly spread to involve other areas of the body and evolve from maculopapules to vesicles over hours to days. The skin lesions are small with a diameter of 5–10 mm. Successive crops of skin lesions appear over a 2–4 day period. The l
