What is the difference between chickenpox and eczema?

The difference between chickenpox and eczema is as follows: I. Chickenpox: It is a viral skin disease caused by varicella-zoster virus and is somewhat contagious. Clinically, erythema, papules, blisters and crusts can be seen on the forehead and back, accompanied by fever, followed by blisters and crusts on the extremities and facial areas, accompanied by peripheral fever. In terms of treatment, patients need to be treated in isolation, with topical application of glyburide lotion and, if significant hyperthermia is present, oral administration of vaxilovir tablets. If headache and vomiting occur, it is recommended to go to the hospital for consultation and treatment to avoid the formation of viral meningitis, and the patient is instructed to need to drink plenty of water. Second, eczema: is a chronic inflammatory pruritic skin disease caused by internal and external allergens, in the clinical, can see erythema, papules, rice-like blisters, and even fluid exudation, severe cases will appear circumscribed hyperplastic erythema, and accompanied by intense itching. For treatment, you can take oral compound glycopyrrolate tablets and Epastine tablets. For topical application, a mixture of mometasone furoate cream and urea vitamin E milk can be applied topically. During the treatment period, it is necessary to abstain from spicy and irritating food and alcohol, and patients can be advised to go to the dermatology department for allergen testing. Therefore, the above is the difference between chickenpox and eczema.