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What Is The Treatment For Herpes?
Hi!! my husband has herpes on his right back which has spread horizontally to his right chest......He is in great pain since Wednesday. please advise the causes, treatment n whether he can travel w/ herpes or not n also what to know what type of herpes is this as the blisters r growing big n he also has high fever..
Mon, 14 Apr 2014
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He has developed a condition called, Herpes Zoster. It is due to viral reactivation of the same virus which causes chicken pox(Varicella zoster virus). This virus resides in the spinal ganglion and can sometimes travel down the nerve to cause the eruption of painful fluid filled vesicles, usually arranged in a strip on one side of the body. The eruption is associated with pain and burning sensation.
Treatment is with oral antiviral like acyclovir 800mg 5 times a day for 7 days. Oral painkillers help with the pain. Usually the eruption resolves within a week, on oral antiviral but there can be post herpetic neuralgic pain that can persist for some time
regards
He has developed a condition called, Herpes Zoster. It is due to viral reactivation of the same virus which causes chicken pox(Varicella zoster virus). This virus resides in the spinal ganglion and can sometimes travel down the nerve to cause the eruption of painful fluid filled vesicles, usually arranged in a strip on one side of the body. The eruption is associated with pain and burning sensation.
Treatment is with oral antiviral like acyclovir 800mg 5 times a day for 7 days. Oral painkillers help with the pain. Usually the eruption resolves within a week, on oral antiviral but there can be post herpetic neuralgic pain that can persist for some time
regards
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