Varicella Zoster Virus Infection

Case history

Persistence of pain after rash resolution, common in 10% of elderly patients

Inhibiting substance P

<p>Avoiding secondary infection, using chlorhexidine mouthwash, Rifampicin elixir mouth bath, and topical acyclovir ointment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>800 mg, 5 times a day, for 7-10 days</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>I.V. 10 mg/kg body weight acyclovir every 8 hours for 10 days</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Acyclovir and prednisone 40-60 mg/day, decreasing over 3 weeks</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Involvement of the facial and auditory nerves</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Headache, malaise, fever, and sometimes pain localized to the ear or radiating to the jaws or neck</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Crops of vesicles on the tragus of the ear, external auditory canal, and tympanic membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers