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Dr. Gellner: There are a lot of concerns of chicken pox outbreaks lately. Is your 亚洲自慰视频's rash really chicken pox, or is it something else? We will explore that very question on today's Scope. I'm Dr. Cindy Gellner.
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Dr. Gellner: So I've been hearing from a lot of parents that their 亚洲自慰视频ren have chicken pox. Often, they are told this by someone other than their pediatrician. Some 亚洲自慰视频ren do not have fevers. They just have itchy bumps on their skin. These bumps don't have blisters on them, but when the 亚洲自慰视频 scratches at them they get scabbed over. The rash may start on the arm or the leg, not the trunk. Usually, these patients have also had their chicken pox vaccines as well.
Most school-age 亚洲自慰视频ren are protected from chicken pox now, thanks to the chicken pox vaccine. It is usually given at the 12- or 15-month well visit, and it is also one of the kindergarten vaccines. Researchers have found that giving these two doses is over 97% effective in preventing the once common 亚洲自慰视频hood disease.
So is it chicken pox? If your 亚洲自慰视频 has been vaccinated, most likely not. There are other viral rashes that can look similar, such as the hand-foot-mouth virus, which can actually affect more than the hands, the feet and the mouth. Or other, less common rashes that providers who are not pediatricians may not be aware of. It may be something called papular eczema, which is seen commonly in kids who have allergies and asthma. It looks a lot like chicken pox, but it's not.
So if you don't know if your 亚洲自慰视频 has chicken pox or not and they've had their vaccines, take some pictures of the rash on a couple of days and call your 亚洲自慰视频's pediatrician to see, do you need to have them brought in, what are the symptoms they have. And usually over the phone, your 亚洲自慰视频's pediatrician will be able to tell you if they need to be seen for chicken pox or if this is something different.
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