Treatment cycle of herpes zoster

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The incidence rate of herpes zoster has been increasing in recent years due to various reasons. This means that the threat to our health is increasing. Women are the high incidence of herpes zoster. Today, let me share with you the treatment cycle of herpes zoster.

Treatment cycle of herpes zoster

Treatment 1: general treatment, (1) mainly to keep the local clean, dry. It can be washed with isotonic normal saline every day, and pain patients can take oral analgesics to give mental comfort. (2) Patients complicated with bacterial infection can use antibiotic ointment externally. (3) If local pain is obvious, topical 5% lidocaine hydrochloride ointment or oral analgesics can be used. (4) Psychological support, explain the nature of the disease, the causes of recurrence and how to treat and deal with it, enhance the confidence of fighting against the disease.

Treatment 2: antiviral therapy, the recommended treatment options include: acyclovir, oral, 5 times a day; or acyclovir, oral, 3 times a day; or valaciclovir, oral, 2 times a day; or famciclovir, oral, 3 times a day. In the case of initial herpes zoster, the course of treatment is 7-10 days; in the case of recurrent herpes zoster, the course of treatment is 5 days. Patients with frequent recurrence need to take a lower dose for a longer course of treatment.

Treatment 3: Life conditioning, in the herpes zoster disease, we should pay attention to daily life and eating habits, develop good living habits, at the same time in the daily diet to eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, but also drink more water.

matters needing attention

Suffering from genital herpes should pay attention to the first is to be treated in time to the hospital, any disease is the earlier the difficulty of treatment is smaller, the same, condyloma acuminatum is also the case, it is recommended that once found, should actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment.