Shingles in general practice.
Patients over 50 with simple shingles should be offered topical idoxuridine or intravenous acyclovir to reduce the risk of post-herpetic neuralgia. For younger patients, specific treatment with high dose intravenous acyclovir is needed only for complications or in immunosuppressed patients.
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1989
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