The condition is Chicken Pox, caused by VZV, featuring a rash that progresses from macules to vesicles and pustules.
The described condition is Chicken Pox, caused by Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV), characterized by a generalized macular rash that evolves into vesicles and pustules over several days.
| Front | A 5-year-old girl presents with a fever and a generalized macular rash that is most dense on the scalp and trunk of the body. Several waves of lesions appear, one after another, and evolve rapidly into vesicles and then pustules and ulcers over several days → causative agent? |
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| Back | VZV ↓ Chicken Pox |
Tags: microbiology
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