Lisha (Herpes Singing) - This is a viral infection, manifested by pain and skin rashes. It occurs more often in the fall and in winter, mainly in the elderly.
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Causes of slaughtering linga
The disease is caused by the same herpes virus (Herpes Zoster),
which is the causative agent of chickenpox (windmill). After
The windmill passes, the virus does not disappear from the body, and «Dremlet»
In the cells of the nervous system. While the body is healthy, the virus in no way
does not show, but sometimes after many years, he enters the blood again,
causing symptoms.
Causes causing «awakening» Virus:
- Reception of drugs that reduce immunity (corticosteroid hormones, immunosuppressants).
- Chronic stress and overwork.
- Oncological diseases: lymphogranulomatosis and other tumors.
- The effects of radiation therapy.
- HIV infection and AIDS.
Shing
Lained contagious – The virus is contained in bubbles discharge. For people,
hazardous windmill, no danger of infection. However, those who
did not hurt a windmill, especially children in contact
with patients with a squeezing deprive, can get a windmill (wind
ospa).
What's happening?
In several days
Before the start of the disease, a state resembling flu may occur:
Headache, temperature rise, Cameplate, lethargy.
At the same time, pains, burning and itching can occur, as well as numbness
And tingling in the zone of future rash.
After 1-4 days appear
rash on the skin; In this case, the body temperature may increase to 38-39
WITH. Rash has a kind of pinkish spots, which are the same or the next
The day is converted into small bubbles with transparent content.
Rash, as a rule, one-sided and arranged along one
from sensitive nerves. Most often they arise in the area
chest (in intercostal), on the face, less often in the course of the nerves
Limbs. Rash places are usually painful.
Indimacy
Different people from different people. Some people feel feeling
burning, turning into itching during the healing period, as often happens when
windmill. Others experience so incredible pain that they cannot
make even everyday work.
Within a week
Bubbles increase significantly. Further fluid,
contained in them, purre, bubbles drizzle, draw inside
and covered in a crust. Frowning, they form protruding over the skin
Blyakh. At the place of the lesion remains brighter in the color of the skin
or scar.
Patients with normal immunity recover
in time from 15 days to 1 month. Older and weakened patients are prone
to longer and severely.
The most unpleasant in this
Diseases that even after recovery of pain can persist
For several months and even years. These pains are called
«postherpetic neuralgia».
Single looking deprived
You can only once in my life, there is no relapses of the disease.
Exception is only people, patients with AIDS and immunodeficiency.
Diagnosis and treatment
The diagnosis is established dermatologist Based on the complaints of the patient and inspection.
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People with a weakened immunity rash can be purulent
and spread to a large area. So patient as well as sick
With eye damage, which is manifested by a rash on the tip of the nose,
Hospitalization is necessary. Otherwise, they may develop
Serious complications.
Treatment of slaughtering
Conducted only under the supervision of a doctor. In this case, the disease is usually
Apply analgesics, sedatives and sleeping pills. Same
Antiviral drugs are prescribed: acyclovir,
Valacyclovir or Famciclovir who quickly eliminate rash,
stop the spread of the virus and reduce pain sharp.
The affected areas of the skin are recommended to lubricate with greenflaw or other disinfecting solutions to warn the suppuration.
With postgerpetic neuralgia, physiotherapeutic treatment may apply to.
