This is a close-up of day 6 of the chicken pox rash. In people with darker skin, chicken pox lesions may look more atypical. For example, some of these lesions look more papular then vesicular.
Chicken Pox - Close-Up of Day 6
From Heather Brannon, MD, former About.com Guide
Updated July 27, 2007
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