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Herpes zoster (shingles)
Herpes zoster (shingles) · ICD-10: B02.9
Symptoms
- • Painful blistering rash in a band on one side of the body
- • Pain, burning or tingling before the rash
- • Fever, chills, headache
- • Face, eye or mouth involvement in some
- • Facial muscle weakness (rare)
Drugs and regimens
Acyclovir⚠ Unverified
Herpes zoster — 800 mg five times daily (every 4 h), 7–10 days
Acyclovir⚠ Unverified
Zoster in immunocompromised — ≥12 y: 10 mg/kg IV every 8 h, 7 days
Acyclovir⚠ Unverified
Zoster in immunocompromised — <12 y: 20 mg/kg IV every 8 h, 7 days
Famciclovir⚠ Unverified
Herpes zoster — 500 mg every 8 h for 7 days
Recombinant zoster vaccine⚠ Unverified
Shingles prevention — ≥50 y: 2 × 0.5 mL, 2–6 months apart
Recombinant zoster vaccine⚠ Unverified
Immunodeficient or immunosuppressed — ≥18 y: 2 doses 1–2 months apart
Valacyclovir⚠ Unverified
Herpes zoster: 1 g three times daily for 7 days