Management of acute shingles (herpes zoster).
Practical, evidence-based recommendations for the management of acute shingles (herpes zoster) were published this year in Clinical Infectious Diseases. These guidelines were the result of a consensus meeting of several groups with an interest in neuropathic pain and varicella-zoster virus research. This article summarizes the key findings and recommendations that were generated from this meeting and reviews some of the research on which these guidelines are based.
Tyler
Kenneth L
KL
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA.
Beckham
J David
JD
D000208:Acute Disease; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D022283:Herpesvirus Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000700:Analgesics; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D022283:Herpesvirus Vaccines