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Suggest Treatment For Pain When Suffering From Herpes
Question: My mother age 75 has herpes from last 25 days. Visibly her blisters has dried up but having acute pain around the infected area. Any pain relief Medicine ??..
Brief Answer:
Post herpetic neuralgia
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query.
Pain in herpes zoster is a common thing.
It is called as post herpetic neuralgia.
I treat such cases with capsule pregabaline and gabapentene with an analgesic.
This gives good relief within a week.
You can try this in consultation with a doctor.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you.
Post herpetic neuralgia
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query.
Pain in herpes zoster is a common thing.
It is called as post herpetic neuralgia.
I treat such cases with capsule pregabaline and gabapentene with an analgesic.
This gives good relief within a week.
You can try this in consultation with a doctor.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you.
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Dr. Neel Kudchadkar
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