A Case Report on Herpes Zoster
Published: 2022-05-03
Page: 73-75
Issue: 2022 - Volume 5 [Issue 1]
Mariamma Bethe *
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Santhiram college of Pharmacy, Nandyal-518501, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Umadevi Iluru
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Santhiram college of Pharmacy, Nandyal-518501, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Bharathi Boyini
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Santhiram college of Pharmacy, Nandyal-518501, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Herpes zoster is a viral infection, that can be seen as painful rash or blisters on the skin which is caused by Varicella zoster virus. The people who are at risk of getting shingles after having chickenpox are people with weakened immune system. People over 50 years of age, traumatic patients, or people under stress. Symptoms include itching, tingling, burning feeling, raised rash, fluid filled blisters, and mild to severe pain. In this case, we report a 65 years old male patient who is having the clinical presentations of Herpes zoster and the condition changed before and after the treatment. The treatment given to the patient was mainly aimed to control and decrease the clinical manifestations of Herpes Zoster found which include Anti viral Drugs.
Keywords: Herpes zoster, varicella zoster virus, chickenpox, anti viral drugs