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It almost always wrap on the half side of the body. It affects the perticulr nerve. The Viruses hide in dorsal root ganglon. How they evade the immunity, is still not known till today. If branch of the Trigeminal nerve is involved. ( Frontal, Maxillary or Mandibular.) then it becomes troublesome matter. You have to give steroids for short course, to prevent post herpatic neuralgia. ( Three days and no tapering of dose is required.) Carbamazepine is a drug of choice for the same. 200 mg thrice a day for few months have to be given in elderly patients. Who are the most likely victim of this. If whole body is involved, then you call it as 'Chiken pox'. So many times you get such patients, above 20 years of age. Acyclovir or gancyclovir is drug of choice for this. To be given four hourly. 800 mg is adult dose. Five times/day, four hourly and night dose is skipped. So that sleep should not be disturbed of the pateint and relatives.

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