Herpes zoster: klinik, diagnostik og behandling

Kristian Kofoed; Finn Rønholt; Jan Gerstoft; Carsten Sand

Herpes zoster: klinik, diagnostik og behandling

Translated title of the contribution: [Herpes zoster: clinical manifestation, diagnosis and treatment]

Kristian Kofoed, Finn Rønholt, Jan Gerstoft, Carsten Sand

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Abstract

Herpes zoster (HZ) is a painful vesicular rash localized to one dermatome. Post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) is persistent pain three months after the rash started. In recent years several Cochrane reviews and clinical studies on how to treat HZ and PHN have been published. These studies show that early recognition and treatment can reduce acute symptoms, that antiviral therapy and corticosteroids shorten the acute illness period, that opioids and anticonvulsants have effect on acute HZ pain and, finally, that tricyclic antidepressants, opioids and anticonvulsants all have proven efficiency in PHN therapy.

Translated title of the contribution	[Herpes zoster: clinical manifestation, diagnosis and treatment]
Original language	Danish
Journal	Ugeskrift for Laeger
Volume	173
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	114-9
Number of pages	6
ISSN	0041-5782
Publication status	Published - 10 Jan 2011

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Herpes zoster: klinik, diagnostik og behandling

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