A 5-year-old presents with a painless vesicular rash in a dermatomal distribution on the left trunk. He had chickenpox at age 2. What is the

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A 5-year-old presents with a painless vesicular rash in a dermatomal distribution on the left trunk. He had chickenpox at age 2. What is the diagnosis and treatment?

Accepted Answer

Herpes zoster – oral valaciclovir if within 72 hours of rash onset

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Contact dermatitis – topical steroid

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Impetigo – oral flucloxacillin

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Recurrent varicella – no treatment

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HSV – oral aciclovir

Herpes Zoster in Children — RACP Paediatrics MCQ

A 5-year-old presents with a painless vesicular rash in a dermatomal distribution on the left trunk. He had chickenpox at age 2. What is the diagnosis and treatment?