Thursday, November 19, 2015

The treatment of herpes zoster?

First, Western medicine
Shingles family therapy
Keeping the infected area clean and dry and exposed to the air as much as possible (without clothing covering). Do not break blisters, or itching. And I can not sleep because of the pain, try a neat and clean elastic bandage tied to the region.
3 or 4 days at the beginning of the trial for several hours every ice cold for about 10 minutes. Then soak in cold wet inside aluminum acetate drug, aluminum acetate is a non-prescription drugs, there is convergence solution, there are a powder or tablet.
Mitigate the effects of neurological: crush two aspirin, mix it with two tablespoons of rubbing alcohol on the inside, then put this paste is applied to the blister surface three times a day.
Relieve itching: 78% of calamine lotion, 20% of rubbing alcohol, 1% phenol and 1% menthol mix. Apply this mixture continuously until the blisters scab.
Other methods include the treatment of itching often take vitamin E, or the application of colloidal oatmeal to wash a hot bath to relieve pain.
Prescription shingles
1, pay attention to rest, serious medication, Cayao
2, if there is the eye, face or limbs activities detrimental to timely treatment again. If the gastrointestinal tract or chest discomfort should also be timely treatment.
3, after taking pain medication should stay within 2 hours, so as to avoid dizziness and accidents.
4, unborn children had chickenpox may be contagious, so patients should pay attention to isolation, so as not to affect children.
Western medicine for the treatment of herpes zoster principles for anti-virus, anti-inflammatory pain and prevent secondary infections. There are antiviral drugs vidarabine, acyclovir and interferon. Anti-inflammatory painkillers such as aspirin, vitamin B1, vitamin B12 and so on. Local lesion can be 2% gentian violet solution or zinc oxide compound Burnet oil (raw Burnet 10g, Lithospermum 5g, borneol 2g, zinc oxide oil is added to 100g) coated. If secondary infection, can Waicha neomycin ointment. Hurt the eye, can idoxuridine ointment. When necessary, the injectable transfer factor or gamma globulin. In addition, you should find out induced herpes zoster disease treatment.
Second, Chinese medicine
TCM treatment
Chinese medicine believes that this cause emotional injuries, liver qi and gallbladder fire that H.-S.; or because Ikuhisa spleen wet, damp, exogenous toxin and disease.
1. Heat Syndrome card see skin flushing, blisters wall tension, severe pain, accompanied by mouth and throat pain, irritability, yellow urine, dry stool, red tongue, yellow, slippery pulse. Expelling Qing Xie hepatobiliary real fire law, parties choose Longdan of the CD. Longdanxiegan also taking medicine.
2, dampness permit card, see pink skin, blister wall relaxation, less pain, anorexia or abdominal distension, loose stools, pale tongue white thick or greasy, pulse Chen Huan. Expelling spleen dehumidification method. Party election dehumidification Weiling soup of the CD.
If the rash subsided after local pain than those who belong to blood stasis, Expelling liver qi, activating blood, Fang election Chaihushugan drink of the CD.
External use Chinese medicine can be selected according to the condition detoxification swelling or dampness dries the drug decoction topical, not broken blisters additionally available for golden powder, has been broken blisters were available four yellow cream coated.
In addition, Chinese acupuncture has obvious anti-inflammatory analgesic effect, also effective for postherpetic neuralgia.