?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Study+of+the+Clinical+Patterns+in+Varicella+in+a+Tertiary+Hospital+at+Coastal+Karnataka&rft.creator=Girish%2C+PN&rft.creator=Shetty%2C+NJ&rft.creator=Shetty%2C+VH&rft.creator=Vaz%2C+GF&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Context%3A+There+are+very+few+studies+regarding+the+clinical+patterns+and+manifestations+of+a+very+common+viral+infection%2C+Varicella%2C+especially+from+south+India.+Aims%3A+To+study+the+cutaneous+manifestation+of+Varicella+with+an+emphasis+on+vaccination+status.+Settings+and+Design%3A+Cross+sectional+study.+Methods+and+Material%3A+A+total+of+118+patients+attending+the+Dermatology+OPD+of+a+private+medical+college+in+coastal+Karnataka+with+cutaneous+manifestations+of+varicella+were+enrolled.+Study+period+was+from+January+2010+to+December+2010.+Statistical+analysis+used%3A+Data+was+analysed+using+SPSS+version+11.5.+Various+frequency+distribution+tables%2C+diagrams+and+chi+square+test+were+used+to+describe+and+analyse+the+data.+Results%3A+Majority+of+the+patients+were+males+(62.7%25)+and+21-30+years+was+the+most+common+age+group+involved.+There+were+74+students%2C+out+of+which+eight+were+in+the+preschool+group+aged+between+3-4+years.+Most+of+the+patients+visited+the+hospital+on+the+second+day+after+onset+of+the+symptoms.+108(91.5%25)+patients+complained+about+the+presence+of+various+prodromal+symptoms.+Scalp+was+the+most+common+(39.8%25)+site+of+onset+of+the+rash.+Itching+was+experienced+by+76(64.4%25)+patients.+Peak+number+of+cases+(35.6%25)+was+seen+in+the+month+of+January.+The+cutaneous+rash+was+most+commonly+(57.7%25)+distributed+over+face%2C+scalp%2C+trunk%2C+upper+and+lower+limbs%2C+with+predominantly+central+distribution.+Soft+palate+was+the+most+common+site+(87%25)+involved+in+the+oral+cavity.+Conclusions%3A+A+wide+variety+of+combination+symptoms+with+classical+cutaneous+polymorphic+vesicular+rash+and+oral+lesions+was+seen.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2011-11-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8002%2F1%2F2011-3-6.pdf&rft.identifier=++Girish%2C+PN+and+Shetty%2C+NJ+and+Shetty%2C+VH+and+Vaz%2C+GF++(2011)+Study+of+the+Clinical+Patterns+in+Varicella+in+a+Tertiary+Hospital+at+Coastal+Karnataka.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8002%2F