Chickenpox (Varicella): Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).

  • Eczema herpetikatum – skin lesion with vesicle formation that usually occurs in patients with atopic eczema (neurodermatitis) and is superinfected by herpes simplex virus (HSV).
  • Infection with Coxsackie viruses – e.g., hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMK; hand-foot-mouth exanthema) [most common cause: Coxsackie A16 viruses].
  • Infection with ECHO viruses
  • Infection with herpes simplex virus (HSV).
  • Infection with rickettsiae (mites).
  • Morbilli (measles)
  • Smallpox (variola)