Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
My mother is 57 years old. She is having skin infection around his face, neck, and ear area and she is a cardiac patient. For the past two days she is taking Surfaz-SN ointment (Clotrimazole, Beclomethasone Dipropionate, and Neomycin sulfate cream), Zenflox- OZ (Ofloxacin and Ornidazole), and Allegra 120 mg. Please help.
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Your mother has herpes zoster. It is caused by varicella zoster virus which causes chickenpox earlier in life and gets reactivated later in life to cause herpes zoster. She has to take tablet Valacyclovir 1 gram thrice a day for seven days. For the pain, tablet Diclofenac 50 milligrams at night ( if severe, twice a day). Apply Fusidic acid cream twice a day over it to avoid secondary bacterial infection.
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Answered byDr. Abhishek Ponathil
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