Snakes in the head is usually referred to as herpes zoster. Patients with herpes zoster can bathe if the rash is unbroken, but should avoid contact with water that could lead to secondary infection if there are visible vesicles oozing.
Herpes zoster is the result of a decrease in the body’s immunity and reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus latent in the ganglia leading to the onset of the disease, and blisters may appear on the skin. Generally speaking, patients with unbroken blisters can take a bath, but there are more things to pay attention to when taking a bath.
First, the temperature of the water should be controlled, and the skin should not be scalded with water that is too hot. Secondly, to control the time of bathing, avoid bathing time is too long lead to aggravation of the disease. In addition, herpes zoster blisters wall is thin, easy to break, try to avoid these places when bathing, do not use a bath towel repeatedly rubbing, resulting in skin damage caused by infection.
If you have blisters with neuralgia, it is recommended that you go to the hospital in time. If you are sure that herpes zoster is the cause, it is recommended that you follow the doctor’s instructions and use medication. Also pay attention to daily life and dietary management, improve the body’s immunity, will help the recovery of the disease.