Scarring resulting from chickenpox

Nine hundred and eighty-six children (519 boys, 467 girls) who had chickenp ox at least 1 year previously were examined for the presence of scars resul ting from this disease. Ninety-six(18.5%) boys and 88 (18.8%) girls had chi ckenpox scars, giving rise to an overall prevalence of 18.7%. The scars wer e found on the face in 75 (40.8%), neck 2 (1.1%), shoulders 8 (4.3%), upper limbs 15 (8.2%), anterior thorax 50 (27.2%), abdomen 106 (57.6%), back 65 (35.3%), buttocks 9 (4.9%), and lower limbs 12 (6.5%) affected children. Th e mean number of scars in the 184 children was 2.8 (standard deviation 1.9) . The scars were hyperpigmented in 32, hypopigmented in 160, depressed in 3 8, and hypertrophic in 32 children. Keloids were noted in two children.