Varicella zoster infection
Last updated: Saturday, 14, August, 2010
| Presentation | Appropriate Tests |
|---|---|
Clinical diagnosis; testing rarely indicated. For recurrent or disseminated infection (to exclude herpes simplex): vesicle fluid, ulcer scrapings - virus detection, culture. | |
Shingles | |
Chicken pox (varicella) | |
Congenital varicella | |
Disseminated herpes zoster | |
Meningoencephalitis |