Chickenpox (varicella)  236

General: Acute exanthematous disease; highly contagious; children between ages of 2 and 8 years.

Ocular: Conjunctival ulcer; corneal ulcer; descemetocele; corneal opacity; keratitis; paresis of third, fourth, and sixth nerves; optic neuritis; papilledema; retinitis; hemorrhagic retinopathy; uveitis; cataract; paralytic mydriasis; phthisis bulbi; unifocal choroiditis; dendritic keratitis; acute retinal necrosis (in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [AIDS]); disciform keratitis.

Clinical: Fever; malaise; rash; pruritus.

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