Jimu news reporter Cao Yang
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Correspondent Wu Ping Yu Yingying
A cold, but let the ninety-year-old father feel the pain of "fire" and "needle prick", and he couldn't sleep all night. When I went to the hospital to check it, I found that it was nerve pain after herpes.
The 96-year-old Chao Daddy has limb movement disorders due to the sequelae of cerebral infarction, has been bedridden for a long time, and his usual diet is also relatively poor. A week ago, Chao Daddy accidentally caught a cold, and suddenly a large piece of water-like herpes appeared on his head and face, red and itchy, and the pain was unbearable, and he was sent to Wuhan Donghu Hospital by his family for treatment. After examination by the chief physician Ma Gang, he was diagnosed with shingles. Judging from Chao Daddy's daily physical condition, it is caused by a decline in immunity. After antiviral combination of external dressing and careful care, his condition has now improved.
"Shingles is an infectious skin disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus, mostly in the lower back, but also in the head and facial limbs, which early manifests as flush spots and rapidly develops into blisters distributed along a peripheral nerve." Ma Gang introduced that neuralgia is a prominent symptom of shingles, and the pain caused by it is often described as sitting pain, lying pain, even breathing pain, and the elderly and frail patients are particularly prominent.
"Maintaining a good lifestyle, eating a healthy diet, adhering to appropriate outdoor exercise, and emotional stability are also effective prevention methods to improve autoimmunity." Ma Gang reminded that patients with shingles should be treated as early as possible, and the doctor should assess whether antiviral therapy is needed, and attention should be paid to keeping the skin clean, avoiding secondary infections, taking appropriate rest, and ensuring adequate nutrition. It should be noted that the patient's lesion vesicle fluid and erosion surface contain viruses and should be avoided from contact, leading to infection.
Ma Gang suggested that vaccination is currently the only effective means of prevention and control. People over the age of 50 should be vaccinated as early as possible if they have the conditions. Shingles vaccine can be given regardless of underlying disease, varicella vaccination, and shingles vaccination for up to 20 years. Currently, if COVID-19 vaccination is given, the herpes zoster vaccine should be given after an interval of 14 days.