Herpes zoster can be relieved by general treatment, medication and physical therapy, etc. Its most effective treatment is to use antiviral drugs in a timely and sufficient amount.
1. General treatment: patients need to keep the local skin clean and dry, wear loose clothing to help reduce friction and the risk of blister rupture; ensure adequate sleep and rest, avoid spicy and irritating food.
2. Drug treatment: under the guidance of physicians, oral, intravenous drip, topical acyclovir, vasiclovir and other antiviral drugs can be used; pain can be relieved by gabapentin, itching can be relieved by glycerite lotion.
3. Physiotherapy: local irradiation by ultraviolet ray and infrared ray can promote the drying up of blisters and crusting, which is helpful in relieving pain.
Need to go to the hospital, the physician according to the condition of the treatment, the above drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions to use, they can not just randomly use drugs.