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A mother brings in her unimmunized, otherwise healthy, 7-year-old daughter to the pediatric office where you are the charge nurse. The child has nearly 100 lesions all over her body, mainly localized to her trunk. Most of the lesions are vesicular, but a few have scabbed over. According to the mother, her daughter broke out in this rash about 5 days ago. She never experienced a fever, but the rash seems to be incurably itchy. As the mother is telling you this, you see her daughter itch open one of the vesicles, revealing a clear fluid.
-Based on the patient's symptoms,you suspect that she will be diagnosed with

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Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
 A mother brings in her unimmunized, otherwise healthy, 7-year-old daughter to the pediatric office where you are the charge nurse. The child has nearly 100 lesions all over her body, mainly localized to her trunk. Most of the lesions are vesicular, but a few have scabbed over. According to the mother, her daughter broke out in this rash about 5 days ago. She never experienced a fever, but the rash seems to be incurably itchy. As the mother is telling you this, you see her daughter itch open one of the vesicles, revealing a clear fluid. 
-Based on the patient's symptoms,you suspect that she will be diagnosed with

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The patient presents with nearly 100 lesions all over her body, mainly localized to her trunk. Most of the lesions are vesicular, but a few have scabbed over. She never experienced a fever, but the rash seems to be incurably itchy. These are common symptoms of chickenpox. None of the other options fit the patient's symptoms. Smallpox and shingles have been eradicated in most parts of the world and systemic wart syndrome is not a recognized medical condition.

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