Symptoms of CHICKENPOX

Symptoms are mild in children, more severe in adults They include fever, abdominal pain, headache and a general ill feeling that lasts 1-2 days. Skin eruptions appear in crops anywhere over the body. They rapidly blister and within 24 hours usually form scabs. New crops of blisters may develop every 3-4 days. Final skin rash usually occurs in 10-14 days. The rash occurs the least on the arms and legs. Pneumonia can occur and rarely, involvement of the brain can occur. These can lead to shortness of breath, cough and productive sputum for pulmonary complications and headache, seizures and neurological symptoms, if the brain is involved. Chickenpox in early pregnancy can result in fetal abnormalities.