How is herpes treated

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General patients with herpes zoster should be treated as soon as possible, the earlier the treatment, the easier to cure; on the contrary, the disease worsens, the pain intensifies, light left behind neuralgia, serious accidents will occur. Today, let me share with you how to treat herpes.

How is herpes treated

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. The course of treatment is 7-10 days for initial herpes and 5 days for recurrent herpes. Patients with frequent recurrence need to take a lower dose for a longer course of treatment.

Treatment 3: Life conditioning, in the herpes 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

This disease needs attention: in the glans and prepuce above, will see a lot of erythema, and is gradually expanding, showing a ring, will form a superficial ulcerative surface, prepuce and glans will see erythema, the surface is smooth, there are many small herpes, erythema edge is still clearer, acute attack of erosion, exudation.