Symptoms and treatment of herpes zoster

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Herpes zoster is a common disease in the elderly. It is a skin disease caused by varicella zoster virus. Dermatologists analyzed that varicella zoster virus often "bullies the old and fears the young" after it invades the human body, so the degree of its nerve damage is often proportional to age, that is, the older the age, the more serious the degree of its toxic damage. To avoid this, let's talk about the symptoms and treatment of herpes zoster.

Symptoms and treatment of herpes zoster

Method 1: the purpose of oral medicine therapy is anti-inflammatory and antipruritic. Antihistamines and sedatives are commonly used. In acute stage, calcium, vitamin C and sodium thiosulfate can be used for intravenous injection, or procaine can be used for intravenous blocking. For patients with acute generalized eczema who have no obvious effect of various therapies, short-term use of corticosteroids should be considered. Once the acute symptoms are controlled, it should be reduced and removed as appropriate, so as to prevent the adverse reactions caused by long-term use of corticosteroids. Antibiotics should be added in case of infection.

Method 2: the proper dosage form should be selected for local treatment, and the external use drugs should be clean, antipruritic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, astringent and keratin promoting agents according to the needs and the characteristics of the rash.

Method 3: antiviral drugs, such as acyclovir, ribavirin, ganciclovir, etc., were generally treated for 7-14 days, and the treatment period could be extended for patients with frequent recurrence;

matters needing attention

In the above introduction, I hope you can clearly understand the symptoms and treatment of herpes zoster. Herpes zoster patients should be vegetable based, eat more high fiber food, and eat more watermelon, orange, the best, every day with lemon water to drink, lemon juice can also be used to wipe long rash place. Eat more bean products, fish, eggs, lean meat and other treasures rich in protein, as well as fresh fruits and vegetables, make the body strong and enhance the resistance to herpes zoster virus. Prevent the occurrence of various diseases directly or indirectly related to the disease. Rest more, give easy to digest food and plenty of water.