A 9-year-old child presents with an extremely pruritic rash…
A 9-year-old child presents with an extremely pruritic rash that is mainly on the trunk and seems to be spreading to the face and extremities. The rash is made up of many individual lesions that are in different stages – some appear as dome-topped vesicles on a red base, some as umbilicated vesicles and some as crusted papules. The child has missed two days of school due to fever, malaise, headache and abdominal pain. A Tzank smear of vesicle fluid shows giant multinucleated cells. What is the most likely diagnosis?
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