What are the symptoms and treatment of pediatric chickenpox?

The main symptoms of pediatric chickenpox are fever and rash, and the treatment is mainly symptomatic with medication. 1. Symptoms: Chickenpox is caused by varicella-zoster virus, the main symptoms are fever and rash. At the beginning of the disease, there will be fever for 1~2 days, and then there will be a rash, the rash is initially in the trunk area, and then gradually spread to the face and limbs, etc. The rash is a pink rash at first, and then it turns into papules, and finally it turns into herpes, and the herpes will finally scab over until it is cured. 2. Treatment: the treatment of chickenpox is mainly symptomatic treatment, body temperature over 38.5 ℃ can use ibuprofen and acetaminophen. (1) If the itching of the skin is more serious, you can follow the doctor’s advice to use local glycerine lotion to apply. (2) If the herpes rupture has a bacterial infection, you can apply erythromycin ointment and so on. Antiviral drugs such as acyclovir can be used if symptoms are obvious. If you suspect that you have pediatric chickenpox, you should go to the hospital in a timely manner, can not rely on the symptoms of the diagnosis, the use of medication should be strictly in accordance with the doctor’s instructions, to avoid self-medication.