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Rash on Chin and Neck
by adman21, Apr 21, 2008 11:47AM
hello, I am posting about a rash on my neck and chin area that just does not seem to want to go away. I have had the outbreak fr the last couple of weeks and it is not a pleasent thing to be dealing with. It looks like a really bad acne outbreak but the bumps are not pimple like. I thought from doing some research it might be herpes zoster. I dont know what to do to treat. it seems to be quite itch as well. I am traveling abroad so I dont have access to my normal doc. Please help!
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How long have you had this rash?
Does it cross the mid-line of your body?
If it does not , then it could be Herpes Zoster. Early therapy for herpes may include Anti-Viral oal drugs and applications and other anti-infective agents. If it has been more than one week, and it appears to be so, then you must use anti-viral medicatios, pain-killers and some Muti-VItamin tabs, not to mention pain killers and other medication asper symptoms.
Nevertheless, since you should try to show this any doctor, since that may help a lot and also make the correct diagnosis. This is important, since post herpetic pain is prevenetable and therefore you should take appropirate actions.
In case you may want more information, the visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpes_zoster
Best regards,
B