The school nurse alerts parents to observe for chickenpox. Which clinical indicator does the nurse instruct the parents to observe for chickenpox?
1. Wheals
2. Nodules
3. Pustules
4. Vesicles
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4. When chickenpox first erupts, the lesions are small fluid-filled skin elevations called vesicles.
1. Wheals are irregular elevated areas found with mosquito bites.
2. Nodules are an elevated but solid mass.
3. The vesicles of chickenpox change to pustules as the illness wanes.
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