VARICELLA (ChickenPox)
Varicella with oral and cutaneous involvement. This child’s illness was more severe than her younger sibling, from whom she contracted the chickenpox.
--Image courtesy of: Visual Red Book on CD-ROM --
--(2000 Red Book: 25th Edition, Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases)--
Extensive Varicella rash (this is child from the above photo.)
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This is a classic case of Chickenpox of the newborn. This infant contracted Chickenpox at birth from her infected mother. A severe skin infection has developed on the face and neck. Without treatment this infection could spread throughout the body and cause serious illness or even death.
--Image courtesy of: Visual Red Book on CD-ROM --
--(2000 Red Book: 25th Edition, Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases)--
This is Hemorrhagic Varicella (Chickenpox) in a newborn. The infant died of disseminated Varicella involving most of the organ systems.
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--(2000 Red Book: 25th Edition, Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases)-->
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