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Suggest Treatment For Itchy Chicken Pox Scars
My son is 19 years and has ended up having chicken pox He mentions it s too itchy and I am worried about the scars.how do I make him comfortable. He is unable to sleep Since we both are not in our house at the moment when is the right time to travel .pls suggest Also since it is contagious ,are there any precautions one could take to avoid this viral attack What s is the meaning of crust?
Fri, 17 Jul 2015
hi in varicella infection patients ll be having icth very oftenly... we can treat it by applying calamine lotion and antihistamine tablet....afternevery shows crust u can travel...cofinementfor about 5 days u can prevent spreading..crust means it dried body fluids thank u
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