Treatment of herpes zoster in the elderly

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I found herpes zoster last year, after penicillin treatment, in last year, the end of the examination is weak positive, the last five months did not check. The recent examination, the result is still weak positive. The doctor gave the medicine that day, and now is taking medicine conditioning, today let me learn to treat elderly herpes zoster with you.

Treatment of herpes zoster in the elderly

Treatment 1: herpes zoster patients have direct infection, supplies infection, this is indirect infection, there is a virus infection in the human body, once the immune decline, will produce herpes symptoms. Therefore, the treatment of herpes zoster should start from two aspects, antiviral, improve immunity.

Treatment 2: systemic treatment: regulate immunity and prevent recurrence. Acyclovir can be given intravenously or orally, interferon can be given intramuscularly, and interleukin II can be given intramuscularly. It can selectively inhibit virus replication, reduce the occurrence of new damage, relieve pain, shorten wound healing and detoxification time.

Treatment 3: with the method of freezing can make condyloma acuminatum frozen, the formation of local tissue edema, thus destroying the wart. The biggest advantage of cryotherapy is that there is no local trace, and the cure rate is about 70%. The spray method or direct contact method can be applied to flat and smaller warts. It is usually frozen once a week for 2-3 times.

matters needing attention

It is absolutely forbidden for patients with active genital herpes to have sex with anyone. The use of condom can be considered in the asymptomatic stage of herpes regression, but it can not completely prevent the spread of the virus.