Medical QuestionsCategory: Otherchicken pox+fever
nabeel khan asked 5 years ago

my 12 years bro is having chicken pox. what to do for its treatment ?

1 Answers
Dr. Adil Ramzan Staff answered 5 years ago

Hello, sorry for the delay in reply, I am sure you will be well by now.

Chickenpox is best treated if it is diagnosed early. If diagnosed in time antiviral drug helps, if crusting starts, then supportive management helps, Itching cause disfigurement and scar formation, so the patient is advised not to scratch, in order to limit itching topical lotions and antiallergic medications are sometimes used and to combat fever Paracetamol is advised every 6 hours.

So treatment is mainly supportive, although complications are rare but may occur, especially in an immunocompromised patient and in pregnant females.

Regards.