Case Report: Shingles Triple Cream in the Treatment of Herpes Zoster

Author(s):  Fields Shannon W

Issue:  Mar/Apr 2007 - Diabetes
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Abstract:  A 54-year-old woman presented with symptoms of rash and fatigue and reported that on the previous day she had a low-grade fever. Her medical history revealed nothing unusual. She had a previous diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease, for which she was taking omeprazole, and had taken conjugated estrogens and medroxyprogesterone for several years following a hysterectomy at age 41. Her doctor changed this patient’s treatment after the Women’s Health Initiative Study findings were published. The patient was slightly overweight, though not obese, and active, walking 2 to 3 miles approximately three times weekly for exercise.

Related Keywords: skin rash, herpes zoster, varicella, chickenpox, 2-deoxy D glucose, shingles, neuropathic pain, topical, diphenhydramine, lidocaine

Related Categories: PAIN MANAGEMENT, CASE REPORTS, DOSAGE FORMS/DRUG CARRIERS, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, NEUROLOGY

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