1951
Herpes Zoster Treated With Acth
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“…Apart from that, large doses of vitamin B 1 or nicotinic acid may be given with sedatives to control symptoms and as a local application, 2 per cent of phenol in calamine lotion is satisfactory. Nickel (1951) found that cases of herpes zoster treated with ACTH obtained relief from pain, but with no apparent effect upon the clinical course of the disease so that the use of ACTH is scarcely justified.…”
Section: Zostermentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Apart from that, large doses of vitamin B 1 or nicotinic acid may be given with sedatives to control symptoms and as a local application, 2 per cent of phenol in calamine lotion is satisfactory. Nickel (1951) found that cases of herpes zoster treated with ACTH obtained relief from pain, but with no apparent effect upon the clinical course of the disease so that the use of ACTH is scarcely justified.…”
Section: Zostermentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There is a good deal of literature on the use of corticosteroids in the treatment of herpes zoster, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 and two controlled trials have been reported, 11,12 which suggest that these compounds reduce the incidence of neuralgic complications. Keczkes and Basheer 12 treated 20 inpatients using prednisolone 40mg daily for 10 days, gradually reducing the dose by the end of three weeks, while a matched control group received carbamazepine 100mg four times daily.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
