Chickenpox: Controlling the Itch

Talk with your doctor

Call your doctor right away if you or your child has a severe headache or constant vomiting, sensitivity to bright light, unusual sleepiness or confusion, trouble breathing, or coughing that won't go away. Call your doctor if you notice signs of skin infection, such as a continued high fever, increasingly reddening or swollen skin, bigger open sores, or unusual discharge or smell from chickenpox sores.

If you are older than age 12 and have not had chickenpox or the chickenpox vaccine, call your doctor if you have been in contact with someone who has chickenpox. This is especially important for pregnant women and for people with impaired immune systems, no matter what age they are.

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