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What Is The Treatment For Chicken Pox ?

I have a thirteen month old with the chicken pox she had the blisters since Thursday they are now starting to get scabs on them but she still crying and itching she also has them in her mouth witch is making it to were she won t eat I have put calmine on her and gave her cool baths but I m not sure what else to do. Could use ambsol for her mouth
Mon, 1 Sep 2014
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Hair I'm Dr.Subramanian
Welcome to HCM
Chicken pox also called varicella is a viral infection which is a self limiting disease.
It is not very severe in children when compared to adults.
Make him lie on banana leaf; use minimal clothing.
No effective medicine to reduce the course of illness, but acyclovir an antiviral drug helps in reducing intensity of symptoms.
Use anasthetic gels like dologel on the lesions in his mouth few minutes before he eats.
He will be fine in a maximum of 2 weeks.
Take care.
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What Is The Treatment For Chicken Pox ?

Hair I m Dr.Subramanian Welcome to HCM Chicken pox also called varicella is a viral infection which is a self limiting disease. It is not very severe in children when compared to adults. Make him lie on banana leaf; use minimal clothing. No effective medicine to reduce the course of illness, but acyclovir an antiviral drug helps in reducing intensity of symptoms. Use anasthetic gels like dologel on the lesions in his mouth few minutes before he eats. He will be fine in a maximum of 2 weeks. Take care.