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How Can Shingles On The Head And Eye Be Treated?

I have ha shingles on my head, right eye and right ear for 11 years. Myy doctor said I could olnly have them 7 years, so he won t give me anything for them except a shingles shot which didn t help. I have blisters on my scalp and my eye right now. I am almost totally blind in my right eye because iof shingles. What can I do to stop these painful shingles? Oh, I have SLE for 29 years.
Fri, 7 Jun 2019
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Hello,

Shingles is an infection that sleeps in the nerves and there is no treatment to eradicate it. Probably it is due to treatments that you get for SLE that shingles is so recurrent in your case.

The only measure is to start oral antiviral treatment when you get the episodes. Sometimes they also give oral antiviral in low doses for a long time to prevent the recurrences or to reduce their frequency.
Thus, at the moment you will need full treatment with valacyclovir and then later daily small doses to prevent recurrences.

I hope this answers your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Antoneta Zotaj, General & Family Physician
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How Can Shingles On The Head And Eye Be Treated?

Hello, Shingles is an infection that sleeps in the nerves and there is no treatment to eradicate it. Probably it is due to treatments that you get for SLE that shingles is so recurrent in your case. The only measure is to start oral antiviral treatment when you get the episodes. Sometimes they also give oral antiviral in low doses for a long time to prevent the recurrences or to reduce their frequency. Thus, at the moment you will need full treatment with valacyclovir and then later daily small doses to prevent recurrences. I hope this answers your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Antoneta Zotaj, General & Family Physician