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Symptoms of Chickenpox

Usually patients have no obvious symptoms occur before the outbreak of the disease, which is accompanied by fever, fatigue, headache and lack of appetite. Symptoms begin between 10 and 21, days after infection. The master characteristic is the appearance of flat red spots, that are taking gradually raised into blisters or vesicles. These cause a great itching, break easily and form a crust that emerge and disappear in about two weeks. The process extends through the sixth day of illness.

The spots appear all over the body, especially on the trunk and the scalp in successive outbreaks. Healthy children may develop up to 500 skin lesions that sometimes leave a permanent mark. In severe cases the spots are spread over the extremities and face. They can appear sores in the mouth, eyelids, rectum, vagina, and respiratory tract. Read the rest of this entry »

Meningitis is an inflammation of the leptomeninges (arachnoid and pia mater). It is a medical emergency requiring rapid diagnosis and early treatment. Infectious meningitis is a devastating process with a high morbidity and mortality.

Etiology
The causes are divided into infectious and aseptic, the second group are those patients in whom the spinal fluid has a high lymphocyte count (> 50%), a moderate increase in protein, normal glucose, Gram stain and negative microbiological study .
There are several diseases (bacterial endocarditis) and conditions (splenectomy, sickle cell disease) that predispose a picture of meningitis. The pneumococcus is the most common etiologic agent in adults, followed in order of importance the meningococcus, H. influenzae, Listeria monocytogenes and with the advent of AIDS, Cryptococcus. Read the rest of this entry »