What is shingles?

Updated on healthy 2024-04-03
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  1. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    In the past few days, when I took a bath, I found that I had several red rashes on my back, a large one, a little itchy, I wanted to scratch it with my hands, and I found more and more, and after going to the hospital for examination, the doctor said that it was shingles. Let's talk about what shingles is.

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    First: Herpes zoster is an acute inflammatory disease caused by varicella-zoster virus, and the main characteristics of herpes zoster are clusters of blisters in foci, clustered along one side of the peripheral nerve, accompanied by obvious neuralgia.

    Second: the initial infection of herpes zoster is manifested as chickenpox, and then the virus can latent in the posterior root ganglia of the spinal cord for a long time, and weakened immune function can induce varicella-zoster virus to re-activate, grow and multiply, and spread along the peripheral nerves**, and herpes zoster occurs.

    Third: Herpes zoster is an acute herpetic disease caused by the pre-herpes zoster virus. It is characterized by clustered blisters along one side of the body, in a band-like distribution, accompanied by significant neuralgia and regional lymphadenopathy, and rarely healed**.

    Precautions. Herpes zoster can generally heal in about a week, although the disease is not life-threatening, but the impact on people is still quite large, acyclovir ointment can be used for external antiviral **, herpes should be careful not to scratch, so as not to be infected.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    Herpes zoster is caused by the varicella-zoster virus and is characterized by clusters of small blisters along unilateral peripheral nerves, often with significant neuralgia.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    Shingles is the chickenpox virus, most people have chickenpox virus latent in their bodies, and it is easy to induce shingles when your body is weak, tired, and low in resistance.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    Common symptomsThe disease can be diagnosed according to the location of the rash and the characteristics of herpes, the main points are as follows:1After acute fever, the affected area is burning, nervous and uncomfortable, and erythema immediately appears.

    2.The erythema rapidly turns into clusters of blisters the size of milia to mung beans, and the blister fluid is clear or cloudy.

    3.After the blister ruptures, the erosion surface is exhibited. If there is no secondary infection, it will dry and crust over after a few days, and the crust may fall off and leave temporary pigmentation.

    4.Nearby lymph nodes may be swollen...

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    Oh, I used to have this kind of blister, it scared me to death, the doctor said it was very serious, and then I went to the hospital for intravenous drips 3 times for 3 days, and took antiviral oral medicine, but now there is a scar left on the waist. It hurts, itches, and I cry.

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