Therapy
There is normally no special treatment for shingles in children. The intact immune system can defend itself very well against the disease and it heals by itself after some time. Nevertheless, there are always children who have a weak immune system due to other serious diseases or treatments or even a congenital defect of the immune system and this is too weak to defend itself, a special therapy must be applied.
One speaks here of the medicinal therapy with virustatics. These are special drugs that should prevent the spread of the viruses to larger areas of the body. Unfortunately, viruses are somewhat more difficult to treat than bacteria because they do not have their own metabolism.
Therefore they are not so vulnerable. This is the reason why the main focus is on keeping the viruses confined to a small area and thus kept in manageable numbers. However, they have to be applied within 72 hours in order for them to take effect.But you can relieve the pain and itching caused by the blisters on the skin.
There are several creams that can be applied directly to the itchy areas that stop the itching. In addition, anaesthetic creams can also be applied and in very severe cases painkillers can be taken. Normally, shingles in children is rather harmless.
Since the affected blister-forming skin areas often itch and burn, symptomatic therapy is recommended. Homeopathic treatment can also be considered here as a supplement. Among the proven homeopathic remedies are However, which medication in which dosage is best recommended should be discussed with an experienced homeopath.
- Mezereum
- Rhus toxicodendron
- Ranunculus bulbosus
- Arsenicum album
Itching and burning of the skin changes can be relieved with an analgesic cream or powder. Medications for pain such as paracetamol can also be taken. If it is a more extensive finding, then medication against the virus (mostly Aciclovir) is certainly also recommended.
Basically there is no difference between the medications used for adults with shingles. In children, however, the disease is often not so severe that light painkillers are sufficient to alleviate symptoms. Basically, it can be remembered that shingles in children is extremely rare.
In most cases, the children are immune to reinfection with the varicella zoster virus (shingles) due to the recent experience of chickenpox, because there are still sufficient antibodies against the virus. The course of the disease in children is also usually harmless. Treatment with medication is not always necessary.
