Hidden shingles requires 2 to 4 weeks of treatment, and some elderly people, patients with poor resistance, or people with neuralgia sequelae need longer.
Patients with occult shingles, also known as tonic shingles, usually do not have a rash and only have localized neuralgia.
Patients with herpes zoster occulta also need antiviral drug treatment, commonly used drugs are acyclovir, vasiclovir, etc. Early and adequate antiviral treatment is conducive to shorten the course of the disease, reduce the condition and promote recovery. Rash recovery time is about 2 weeks, neuralgia recovery 1~2 months, elderly patients, poor resistance recovery time is longer.
Hidden shingles treatment can not be rushed, individual differences are very large, need to be patient and persistent. Be sure to actively use medication under the guidance of a doctor.