The nurse is preparing to admit a 5-year-old child who developed lesions of varicella (chickenpox)3 days ago.Which clinical manifestations of varicella should the nurse expect to observe?

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The clinical manifestations of varicella include elevated temperature,vesicles surrounded by an erythematous base,and a centripetal rash in all three stages (papule,vesicle,and crust).The rash is pruritic,and a discrete pink rash is seen with exanthema subitum,not varicella.

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