The diagnosis of varicella is primarily clinical. Skin lesions on physical examination include pruritic macules on the back, chest, face, abdomen and extremities. Skin lesions progress to papules and heal by crusting. The other common skin lesions include papules, vesicles, pustules and crusts.
Chickenpox physical examination
Smallpox physical examination
Roseola physical examination
Smallpox laboratory tests
Measles physical examination
Lyme disease physical examination
Herpes zoster physical examination
Scrub typhus physical examination