Chickenpox causes a red, itchy skin rash that usually appears first on the abdomen and face, and then spreads else where on the
body, including the scalp, mouth, arms, legs, and genitals. First the rash starts off looking like small red bumps that look like insects bits or pimples. The red bumps are usually less than a quarter of an inch wide with the skin lesions usually number between 200 and 500. Over 2-4 days they begin to turn into thin-walled blisters filled with fluids appearing in crops. Once the blister walls break it leaves a sore open wound which eventually dries over into a very itchy brown scab.Having a rash is not the only symptoms of the chicken pox, people will also experience a low grade fever, general discomfort, illness and lack of well being.
The symptoms of chickenpox include:
-Low-grade fever
-General discomfort, illness or lack of well being (malaise)
-Intensely itchy skin rash – appears as small blisters surrounded by irregularly-shaped patches of inflamed skin known as ‘dew drop on a rose petal’ (blisters first form on the body and later on the head and limbs and the blisters usually burst and develop crusts after about five days)
-Ulcers – might develop in certain areas, including the mouth and vagina.
After a chickenpox red spot appears, it usually takes about 1 or 2 days for the spot to go through all its stages, new red spots will appear every day for up to 5 to 7 days.
The possible complications of chickenpox include, but only show up in about 1% of cases:
To reduce the risk of scarring it is best not to scratch the rash, no matter how itchy the rash gets. also scratching the rash will slow down the healing process so to heal and reduce the risk of scarring the skin DO NOT SCRATCH THE CHICKEN POX.
body, including the scalp, mouth, arms, legs, and genitals. First the rash starts off looking like small red bumps that look like insects bits or pimples. The red bumps are usually less than a quarter of an inch wide with the skin lesions usually number between 200 and 500. Over 2-4 days they begin to turn into thin-walled blisters filled with fluids appearing in crops. Once the blister walls break it leaves a sore open wound which eventually dries over into a very itchy brown scab.Having a rash is not the only symptoms of the chicken pox, people will also experience a low grade fever, general discomfort, illness and lack of well being.
The symptoms of chickenpox include:
-Low-grade fever
-General discomfort, illness or lack of well being (malaise)
-Intensely itchy skin rash – appears as small blisters surrounded by irregularly-shaped patches of inflamed skin known as ‘dew drop on a rose petal’ (blisters first form on the body and later on the head and limbs and the blisters usually burst and develop crusts after about five days)
-Ulcers – might develop in certain areas, including the mouth and vagina.
After a chickenpox red spot appears, it usually takes about 1 or 2 days for the spot to go through all its stages, new red spots will appear every day for up to 5 to 7 days.
The possible complications of chickenpox include, but only show up in about 1% of cases:
- Scarring – chickenpox can leave pockmark scars on the skin
- Cellulitis – a type of bacterial infection of the skin
- Pneumonia – infection and inflammation of the lung can occur in adults and can be fatal
- Encephalitis – inflammation of the brain, usually mild, but sometimes severe
- Bleeding disorders – rare but can be fatal
- Death – in rare cases
- dehydration
- bleeding problems
- infection or inflammation of the brain (encephalitis, cerebellar ataxia)
- bacterial infections of the skin and soft tissues in children including Group A streptococcal infections
- blood stream infections (sepsis)
- toxic shock syndrome
- bone infections
- joint infections
To reduce the risk of scarring it is best not to scratch the rash, no matter how itchy the rash gets. also scratching the rash will slow down the healing process so to heal and reduce the risk of scarring the skin DO NOT SCRATCH THE CHICKEN POX.