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Current management of herpes skin infections in general practice
Author(s) -
Islam Gayti,
Kudesia Goura
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.733
Subject(s) - medicine , shingles , chickenpox , herpes simplex virus , medical prescription , dermatology , intensive care medicine , virology , virus , pharmacology
Herpes viruses are a common cause of viral skin infection ranging from chickenpox in children to shingles in older patients. Our Drug review discusses current management of herpes simplex and varicella‐zoster infections, followed by a review of prescription data and sources of further information. Copyright © 2011 Wiley Interface Ltd