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        <dc:title>Study of the Clinical Patterns in Varicella in a Tertiary Hospital at Coastal Karnataka</dc:title>
        <dc:creator>Girish, PN</dc:creator>
        <dc:creator>Shetty, NJ</dc:creator>
        <dc:creator>Shetty, VH</dc:creator>
        <dc:creator>Vaz, GF</dc:creator>
        <dc:subject>Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences</dc:subject>
        <dc:description>Context: There are very few studies regarding the clinical patterns and manifestations of a very common viral infection, Varicella, especially from south India. Aims: To study the cutaneous manifestation of Varicella with an emphasis on vaccination status. Settings and Design: Cross sectional study. Methods and Material: 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: Data was analysed using SPSS version 11.5. Various frequency distribution tables, diagrams and chi square test were used to describe and analyse the data. Results: Majority of the patients were males (62.7%) and 21-30 years was the most common age group involved. There were 74 students, 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%) patients complained about the presence of various prodromal symptoms. Scalp was the most common (39.8%) site of onset of the rash. Itching was experienced by 76(64.4%) patients. Peak number of cases (35.6%) was seen in the month of January. The cutaneous rash was most commonly (57.7%) distributed over face, scalp, trunk, upper and lower limbs, with predominantly central distribution. Soft palate was the most common site (87%) involved in the oral cavity. Conclusions: A wide variety of combination symptoms with classical cutaneous polymorphic vesicular rash and oral lesions was seen.</dc:description>
        <dc:publisher>BS Kakkilaya</dc:publisher>
        <dc:contributor>Kakkilaya, Dr Srinivas</dc:contributor>
        <dc:date>2011-11-15</dc:date>
        <dc:type>Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)</dc:type>
        <dc:type>PeerReviewed</dc:type>
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        <dc:identifier>http://cogprints.org/8013/1/2011-3-6.pdf</dc:identifier>
        <dc:identifier>  Girish, PN and Shetty, NJ and Shetty, VH and Vaz, GF  (2011) Study of the Clinical Patterns in Varicella in a Tertiary Hospital at Coastal Karnataka.  [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)]     </dc:identifier>
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