How to treat herpes virus in children?

Some children suffer from viral diseases, so they need to pay attention to take appropriate methods for treatment in time, so as to ensure the health and safety of the children's bodies and avoid danger to the children's bodies due to such diseases. So how should viral herpes in children be treated? Well, let me introduce this issue to you below.

The disease is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It is currently believed that herpes zoster and water-borne illness are different clinical manifestations caused by the same disease. After the initial infection with vzv, the clinical manifestations are varicella (more common in children) or latent infection. The virus then invades the sensory endings, then moves and remains latent in the neurons of the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal cord. When the immune function is low, such as in certain infectious diseases, malignant tumors, systemic lupus erythematosus, trauma, radiotherapy, use of certain drugs (such as arsenic, immunosuppressants, etc.), especially nervous system disorders, the virus can reactivate and stimulate the disease.

Clinical manifestations

It occurs more frequently in spring and autumn, and is more common in adults. Before the rash occurs, there are often prodromal symptoms such as fever, fatigue, and loss of appetite. After 1-3 days, the skin of the affected area becomes flushed, and then numerous clusters of millet to mung bean-sized papulovesicles appear, which quickly turn into blisters with tense and shiny blister walls and transparent and clear contents that do not fuse with each other. The rash is distributed along the cutaneous nerves, occurs on one side, does not exceed the midline of the body surface, and is mostly arranged in irregular bands. It is common in the areas innervated by the intercostal nerves, cervical nerves, trigeminal nerves and lumbosacral nerves, such as the face, neck, chest, back, waist and abdomen. It can also invade the mucous membranes of the eyes, ears, oral cavity and genitals. Neuralgia is one of the characteristics of this disease, which may appear before or with the rash. The pain radiates along the affected nerve to the area of ​​distribution. Elderly patients often have neuralgia that persists for a long time after the damage subsides. The course of the disease takes about 1-2 weeks. After recovery, temporary pigmentation may be left without scars. Erosion or secondary infection may also occur due to the rupture of blisters. A few clinical manifestations are atypical, the most common ones are:

1. Incomplete herpes zoster (abortive type): only erythema and papules appear, but no typical blisters occur.

2. Bullous herpes zoster can form blisters ranging in size from peas to cherries.

3. Hemorrhagic herpes zoster, the blisters are bloody.

4. Gangrenous herpes zoster: gangrene occurs in the center of the rash, forming a black scab that is difficult to peel off and leaves scars after healing.

5. Disseminated herpes zoster: In patients with malignant tumors or the elderly, a rash similar to chickenpox appears on the whole body within a few days after the local rash appears, often accompanied by high fever, which may be complicated by lung and brain damage. The disease is severe and can cause death.

The above is my opinion on this issue. If the child has the above problems, the child needs to pay attention to timely examination and treatment, so as to ensure the child’s physical health and avoid the above diseases causing danger to the child’s body. Finally, I wish the child a speedy recovery.