Chickenpox Rash Chickenpox Smallpox

The rash appears first on the chest back and face and then spreads over the entire body.

Chickenpox rash chickenpox smallpox. It usually starts on the chest back and face. Patient lacks reliable history of varicella or varicella vaccination 50 80 recall an exposure to chickenpox or shingles 10 21 days before rash onset varicella variola typical smallpox rash distribution classic smallpox lesions. These bumps turn into itchy fluid filled blisters or vesicles that will eventually rupture and leak before scabbing over. 50 80 recall an exposure to chickenpox or shingles 10 21 days before rash onset varicella variola smallpox typical smallpox classic smallpox lesions images of smallpox day 3 of rash day 5 of rash day 7 of rash on any one part of the body all lesions are in the same stage of development most patients with smallpox have lesions on the palms or soles.

0 to 2 days of mild illness pass before the rash develops. Many people recognize chickenpox for its characteristic itchy blistering rash. Another image shows the back of a patient s hand with lesions in different stages of development. Other symptoms may include fever tiredness and headaches.

The blisters seen with herpes simplex and smallpox are about 2 to 3 times larger than those of chickenpox. Day 3 of rash day 5 of rash day 7 of rash. Smallpox and chickenpox how to recognize the difference click on any of the images for a closer view of the comparison between the smallpox and chickenpox rash. How initial symptoms differ.

2 to 3 days of severe illness pass before the rash develops. On the bottom left of the graphic there is a table listing the ways to differentiate chickenpox from smallpox. The disease results in a characteristic skin rash that forms small itchy blisters which eventually scab over. Chickenpox sores show up at different times in different areas.

Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus vzv. How the rash lesions differ. Lesions first appear in the throat or mouth then on the face or on the upper arms. Lesions first appear on the face or trunk.

It can cause an itchy blister like rash. Similar rashes can occur with shingles smallpox herpes simplex virus type 1 or 2 coxsackie virus echovirus and rickettsialpox. While they may look similar to the untrained eye smallpox rashes are different. It then spreads to the rest of the body.

The chickenpox rash starts with raised red bumps or papules. The images of patients with chickenpox show the centripetal distribution of the rash.