Treatment of herpes zoster

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With the continuous development of society, various diseases continue to occur, herpes zoster is one of them. The incidence rate of herpes zoster is very high. It brings great challenges and threats to the health and normal life of patients.

Treatment 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

We must pay attention to the light diet. Stimulating food can easily lead to the spread of inflammation and the inflammation of the wound. In this way, the disease will be aggravated. We can add more vitamins and inorganic salts to the body, which is conducive to the repair of the body's metabolic function. At the same time, we can't eat fishy food. For example, fish, lobster, crabs and so on. There are also things called Chinese herbs, such as coriander, leek, onion, garlic, ginger, etc., and food should not be burned too freely. Too much flavor is also bad. As little as possible, less salt and less MSG! Eat more light things better!