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Revision as of 20:49, 22 February 2013

Chickenpox Microchapters

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Patient Information

Overview

Historical Perspective

Classification

Pathophysiology

Causes

Differentiating Chickenpox from other Diseases

Epidemiology and Demographics

Risk Factors

Screening

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Diagnosis

History and Symptoms

Physical Examination

Laboratory Findings

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Michael Maddaleni, B.S.

Overview

The main purpose to screen for chickenpox is to be able to treat it early on before a clinical diagnosis can be made. The people that would need to be screened are the patients that do not currently have symptoms but are at high risk for developing chickenpox.

Screening

Tests

Blood tests are used to confirm immunity to the chickenpox virus. This can be done in cases in which the patient did not know he/she had been infected in the past. A positive test would show that antibodies to the chickenpox virus have developed in the blood. Another reason to screen would be if a patient had forgotten he/she had been previously immunized.

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