Study on some characteristics of herpes zoster with elders and effects of acyclovir in the treatment
- Author:
Nguyen Thi Lai
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Zona
- MeSH:
Herpes Zoster;
Aged;
Therapeutics;
Pharmaceutical Preparations;
Acyclovir
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;10():23-26
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
We had studied in 60 patients with herpes zoster in Friendship Hospital and recognised that: men is 83.33%, women 16.67%, mean age was 65.42 ±7.18 mean duration of viral infection was 5.7 ±2.75 days. The sites most affected were thoracic (45%), cranial (23.4%), lumbar (15%), sacral (8.3%), and others (8.3%). We also used Acyclovir to treat 60 patients with zoster and found that: Acyclovir had good result in 89.47% and the vesibullar lesions with wet, red skin still remained in 10.53% patients. Side effects of Acyclovir were: diarrhea in 8.3%, nausea in 5% and vomiting in 3.3% patients. Acyclovir did not change renal and liver functions.
