Children with shingles can be treated by general treatment and medication. 1. General treatment: children with shingles need to do a good job of cleaning the skin to reduce the risk of secondary infection of the rash, once the phenomenon of blister oozing, you can improve the symptoms of pain through cold compresses. 2. medication: children with shingles can use acyclovir and other drugs to control the infection under the guidance of a doctor, you can also apply acyclovir ointment, and other drugs to control herpes zoster viral infections, lesions secondary to bacterial infections, you can apply erythromycin ointment and other medications to treat. Children with shingles are recommended to be admitted to the hospital for examination and standardized treatment under the guidance of a doctor.