Samantha has just been diagnosed with shingles and thought it was a disorder of the elderly. Discuss shingles and what causes them
a. What are shingles?
b. What causes shingles?
c. What is the treatment, if there is one?
d. What are the signs and symptoms?
e. What other things does Samantha need to know about shingles?
Students' answers should include the following:
a. Shingles are the zoster virus hibernating in the dermatomes of the nerve endings and later reactivating in middle age to older adults and immunocompromised people.
b. Shingles will rebreak out; outbreaks can occur from stress, immune deficiency, drugs, or other disorders.
c. Oral acyclovir as well as topical with analgesics and antipruritic agents for treating symptoms
People aged 60 years and older can have vaccine, which is good for 6 years or more, and it doesn't matter if they have had chickenpox or not.
d. May be contagious in the early stages of the lesions
Raised, fluid-filled, and painful skin eruptions are inflamed.
Client may have low-grade fever, headache, and malaise; skin is red and blotchy.
e. Can affect the trigeminal nerve of the eye and cause corneal ulcers of the eye
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