Herpes zoster is a skin disease caused by chickenpox-herpes zoster virus infection. Systemic symptoms such as malaise, fever and lack of appetite may precede the onset of the rash, and there may be burning or searing pain in the affected skin, with significant pain sensitivity to touch. It can be handled by systemic medication, topical medication, physical therapy and other methods.
1. Systemic medication: oral nucleoside antiviral drugs such as acyclovir, vasiclovir, etc., acute pain can choose non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (such as diclofenac sodium), early and reasonable application of glucocorticoids can inhibit the inflammatory process, shorten the course of acute herpes-related pain, there is no contraindication to oral prednisone can be used in elderly patients.
2. Topical drugs: when the blisters are not broken can be used externally with glycerine lotion, acyclovir cream or penciclovir cream; herpes outbreaks can be used as appropriate with 3% boric acid solution or 1:5000 furacilin solution, wet compresses, topical neomycin ointment or 0.5% mupirocin ointment 2%.
3. Physical therapy: ultraviolet light, spectrum therapeutic instrument, infrared and other local irradiation, can promote the blisters dry crust, relieve pain.
Shingles patients are advised to go to the dermatology department of the hospital in a timely manner, follow the doctor’s instructions to use medication, do not take medication without authorization.