Chickenpox

Home Care Advice - Calamine Lotion
  • Cool Baths
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  • Calamine Lotion
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  • Benadryl Medicine
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  • Discourage Scratching
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  • Fever Medicine
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  • Soft Diet
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  • Liquid Antacid for Mouth Pain
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  • Painful Urination
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  • Contagiousness
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  • Expected Course
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  • Call Your Doctor If
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    Calamine Lotion

    • Apply calamine lotion to the chickenpox that itch the most or massage them with an ice cube for 10 minutes (Don't use any lotion containing Benadryl because it can be absorbed across the inflamed skin and cause side effects).

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