RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Chickenpox: an ageless disease JF BMJ Case Reports FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP bcr-2017-222027 DO 10.1136/bcr-2017-222027 VO 2017 A1 Navaratnam, Annalan Mathew Dwight A1 Ma, Nan A1 Farrukh, Maria A1 Abdulla, Aza YR 2017 UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2017/bcr-2017-222027.abstract AB A 97-year-old woman presented with 4-day history of vesicular rash, initially at the feet but then spread up to the thighs bilaterally, abdomen and trunk. The initial differentials included bullous pemphigus and cellulitis by the emergency department. She was then managed as bullous pemphigus by the acute medical team and started on high-dose steroids, with no other differentials considered. When her care was taken over by the general medical team, varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection was suspected. After confirmation by the dermatology team regarding the clinical diagnosis and the positive VZV DNA swabs, she was started on acyclovir.