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Chickenpox: Introduction
Chickenpox: Common viral infection. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Chickenpox is available below.
Symptoms of Chickenpox
- Early symptoms - often preceding the rash symptoms
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See full list of 19 symptoms of Chickenpox
Home Diagnostic Testing
Home medical testing related to Chickenpox:
- Child Behavior: Home Testing
- Child General Health: Home Testing
- Cold & Flu: Home Testing:
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Chickenpox: Complications
Review possible medical complications related to Chickenpox:
- Herpes zoster - usually occurring years or decades later, especially in older persons.
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Medical Textbooks Online about Chickenpox
Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Wrongly Diagnosed with Chickenpox?
- Misdiagnosis of Chickenpox
- Failure to diagnose Chickenpox
- Hidden causes of Chickenpox (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
- Undiagnosed: Chickenpox
Chickenpox: Undiagnosed Conditions
Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:
- Child Health Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
- more undiagnosed conditions...»
Misdiagnosis and Chickenpox
Mild worm infections undiagnosed in children: Human worm infestations, esp. threadworm, can be overlooked in some cases, because it may cause only mild or even absent symptoms. Although the most common symptoms are ...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed (it can, of course...read more »
Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure. The "cuff" around...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients. These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but...read more »
Pruritus subjective symptom: Pruritus is one of the most important dermatological symptoms and is usually a symptom of primary skin disease. Since it is...read more »
Read more about Misdiagnosis and Chickenpox
Chickenpox: Research Doctors & Specialists
Research related physicians and medical specialists:
- Baby & Newborn Health Specialists:
- Child Health Specialists (Pediatrics):
- Pediatrics (Child Health Specialist)
- Adolescent Medicine (Teen Health)
- Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
- Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Child Allergies / Immune Diseases)
- Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- Pediatric Dentistry (Child Dental Health)
- Pediatric Dermatology (Child Skin Health)
- Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior)
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Pediatric Endocrinology (Child Hormones)
- Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Specialists)
- Pediatric Hematology / Oncology
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Medicine
- Pediatric Medical Toxicology (Child Poisoning)
- Pediatric Nephrology (Child Kidney Specialists)
- more specialists...»
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Hospitals & Clinics: Chickenpox
Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Chickenpox:
Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »
Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Chickenpox, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:
- 50 Best Hospitals Report
- Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
- Women's Health Best Hospitals
- Patient Safety
- Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)
Causes of Chickenpox
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More information about causes of Chickenpox:
- Medications, drugs, or substances causing Chickenpox (4 listings)
- Chickenpox as a symptom
- Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Chickenpox
Treatments for Chickenpox
- Anti-itch treatments
- Warm baths
- Calamine lotion
- Avoid scratching blisters
- Isolation to avoid contagion to others
- more treatments...»
See full list of 8 treatments for Chickenpox
Latest Treatments for Chickenpox
Read more about the latest treatments for Chickenpox
News Archives for Chickenpox
Medical news articles related to Chickenpox include:
- Health Tip: Calming Chickenpox
- Chickenpox Protection: Get That Booster
- Health Tip: The Itch of Chickenpox
- more health news...»
Source: HealthDay News
Videos for Chickenpox
How Sick Is Your Child
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Whenever you go to a hospital or clinic for a major procedure or diagnostic test, one of the many forms you are given to sign is an "informed...
Stress Reduction
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Poor Sleep's Effect on Health
Sleep is necessary to feel refreshed, but now we know sleep actually impacts the way the body functions. Sleeping poorly can affect how often you get...
Patient Surveys for Chickenpox
- Patient Profile Survey
Take Survey View Results - Survey about the symptoms of your Chickenpox
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Prognosis for Chickenpox
Prognosis for Chickenpox: While chickenpox is a mild disease for children, adults usually get much sicker. (Source: excerpt from Shots for Safety - Age Page - Health Information: NIA)
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Reseach about Chickenpox
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Clinical Trials for Chickenpox
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Chickenpox include:
- Use of a Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) Vaccine to Prevent Shingles in HIV-Infected Children Who Have Already Had Chickenpox - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Famciclovir Oral Pediatric Formulation in Children 1-12 Years of Age With Varicella Zoster Infection - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - famciclovir
- A Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of Varivax (the Chicken Pox Vaccine) in Children Who Have Received Kidney Transplants - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- The Safety and Effectiveness of Valacyclovir HCl in the Treatment of Herpes Simplex or Varicella/Zoster Infections in HIV-1 Infected Children - This study has been terminated (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Valacyclovir hydrochloride
- A Study of BV-araU in the Treatment of Varicella-Zoster Viral Disease (VZV) in HIV-Infected Children Who Have Not Had Success With or Who Cannot Take Other Treatments for VZV - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Sorivudine
- more trials...»
See full list of 34 Clinical Trials for Chickenpox
Prevention of Chickenpox
Prevention information for Chickenpox has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Chickenpox.
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Statistics for Chickenpox
- Medical statistics for Chickenpox
- Prevalence and incidence statistics for Chickenpox
- Death and Mortality statistics for Chickenpox
- Society statistics for Chickenpox
Chickenpox: Broader Related Topics
Types of Chickenpox
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Definitions of Chickenpox:
Highly contagious infectious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (Herpesvirus 3); usually affects children, is spread by direct contact or respiratory route via droplet nuclei, and is characterized by the appearance on the skin and mucous membranes of successive crops of typical pruritic vesicular lesions that are easily broken and become scabbed; chickenpox is relatively benign in children, but may be complicated by pneumonia and encephalitis in adults. - (Source - Diseases Database)
An acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
- Chickenpox
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- Online Medical Textbooks for Chickenpox
- Prevalence and Incidence of Chickenpox
- Videos related to Chickenpox
- Prognosis of Chickenpox
- Types of Chickenpox
- Incidence of Types of Chickenpox
- Causes of Chickenpox
- Risk Factors for Chickenpox
- Symptoms of Chickenpox
- Diagnostic Tests for Chickenpox
- Diagnosis of Chickenpox
- Signs of Chickenpox
- Complications of Chickenpox
- Misdiagnosis of Chickenpox
- Undiagnosed Chickenpox
- Misdiagnosis of Underlying Causes of Chickenpox
- Misdiagnosis of Medication Causes of Chickenpox
- Medical Malpractice and Chickenpox
- Associated Conditions of Chickenpox
- Contagious: Chickenpox
- Treatments for Chickenpox
- Doctors and Medical Specialists for Chickenpox
- Prevention of Chickenpox
- Cure Research for Chickenpox
- Deaths from Chickenpox
- Statistics about Chickenpox
- Statistics by Country for Chickenpox
- Medical News Summaries About Chickenpox
- Hospital Statistics for Chickenpox
- Articles about Chickenpox
- Glossary for Chickenpox
- Clinical Trials for Chickenpox
- Images relating to Chickenpox
- External links relating to Chickenpox
- Herpes zoster (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Varicella (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Herpes zoster (Handbook of Diseases)
- Varicella (Handbook of Diseases)
- Chickenpox (Varicella, Herpes Zoster) (The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
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