![]() For girls with painful genital ulcers, use petroleum jelly (such as Vaseline).Caution: do not use regular mouth washes, because they sting.Keep it on the ulcers as long as possible. For mouth pain, use a liquid antacid (such as Mylanta or the store brand).Liquid Antacid for Mouth Pain (Age 1 Year and Older):.Reason: the nipple can increase the pain. Give fluids by cup, spoon or syringe instead. For babies, you may need to stop the bottle.Note: fluid intake is more important than eating any solids. Also, avoid foods that need much chewing. Cold drinks, milk shakes, popsicles, slushes, and sherbet are good choices.Try to get your child to drink adequate fluids. The mouth and throat ulcers are painful.Reason: may increase risk of bad strep skin infections. Also, don't use ibuprofen products (such as Advil).Give acetaminophen (such as Tylenol) for fever above 102° F (39° C).Try not to let your child pick and scratch at the sores.If itching becomes severe, give a dose of Benadryl.Reason: it can be absorbed across the skin. Don't use any lotion containing Benadryl in it.You can also use an ice cube on the itchy spots for 10 minutes.Put calamine lotion on the chickenpox that itch the most.Reason: soaps cause dry skin and make the itch worse. Can add baking soda 2 ounces (60 mL) per tub.For itching, give cool or lukewarm baths for 10 minutes as often as needed.Here is some care advice that should help.Your job is to keep your child comfortable and to limit the itching.It's now uncommon because of the chickenpox vaccine.Chickenpox is caused by the varicella virus.You think your child needs to be seen, but the problem is not urgent.One sore gets much larger in size than the others.Fever returns after being gone more than 24 hours.One lymph node gets larger and more tender.Also, healthy person who never had a chickenpox vaccine. Been near to person with chickenpox or shingles in last 5 days.You think your child needs to be seen, and the problem is urgent.Chronic lung disease (such as cystic fibrosis). ![]() Examples are: sickle cell disease, HIV, cancer, organ transplant, taking oral steroids. Took a steroid medicine within past 2 weeks.New red rash in addition to chickenpox rash.Very painful swelling or very swollen face.You think your child has a life-threatening emergency.Chickenpox can be prevented by getting this vaccine against this virus. ![]() Main related problems: skin infections from scratching.Known contact to a child with chickenpox or shingles 10 - 21 days earlier.Sores (ulcers) can also occur in the mouth, on eyelids, and on genitals.Therefore, all 5 stages are present at same time. Repeated crops of new chickenpox keep appearing for 4 to 5 days. ![]()
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