Vesicular lesions on an erythematous base are characteristic of chickenpox. The lesions occur in crops and are present in a variety of stages from maculopapular to vesicular or even pustular. Central necrosis and early crusting is also visible.
Courtesy of Lee T Nesbitt, Jr. The Skin and Infection: A Color Atlas and Text, Sanders CV, Nesbitt LT Jr (Eds), Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore 1995.
