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My daughter has had a rash that covers her body for three weeks now, one doctor told me it was scabies and another said it was chicken pox i need help?

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Probably not: chicken pox. Varicella lesions usually last less than 10 days, and florid chickenpox infections are very uncommon since vaccination programs started over 15 years ago.

Dr Munshower and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 11/28/2014

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