| Disease |
HERPES SIMPLEX |
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| Quotation |
“ The genital themselves have not undergone the development of the rest of the human form in the direction of beauty” |
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| Definition |
Viral infection (HSV-1 & HSV-2) manifesting usually with painful vesicled as clusters on an erythematous base; on skin, mucous membrane or cornea; may manifest with pneumonia, encephalitis or disseminated infection. |
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| Prognosis |
Good with treatment of primary or recurrences: but except recurrences. In the immuno compromised with HIV or malignancy, bone-marrow transplants, there could be wide dissemination with intravascular coagulation and high mortality. |
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| Treatment |
Crop of vesicles around the mouth, recurring after any fever, - HERPEX oint locally 5 tiems per day till vesicles dry up.
Tab HERPEX 200 mg tds x 5 days. (Acyclovir=7H-1)
HERPERAX HERPEX |
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| General Measures |
Dermal lesions may be helped by application of cooling moist dressings and Burrow’s solution.Severe oral lesions might call for IV hydreation especially in children. |
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| Advice to Patient |
Avoid sexual contact while disease is active: Encourage use of condoms: Avoid exposure to different partners.Wash hands ofterAvoid contact with immuno-compromised. |
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| Follow Up |
Observe for disappearance of lesions and resolution of systemic manifestations. |
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| Inadequate Response |
Possibility of recurrence high, and treat for recurrence.Acyclovir resistant virus? |
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| Reference From |
www.nlm.nih.gov/medineplus/herpessimplex.html |
