Treatment of chicken pox in an adult

Many believe that chickenpox is a disease of "childhood", but not everyone has time to get sick at that age. Some can become infected, being already adults. Chickenpox quite often in an adult person is much more difficult than that of a child. The truth is, and such chicken pox is easily tolerated by adults. When everything proceeds without complications, then the treatment is prescribed according to the manifested symptoms. In this case, the medicine acts only on a specific symptom - it eliminates either itching or temperature. But if the disease occurs in a serious complicated form then, only the removal of only one symptom is indispensable. Prescribe antibacterial and antiviral drugs. Severe forms of chickenpox in adults are still accompanied by complications following the disease.

Manifestation of chickenpox.

Well, let's consider in detail both forms of manifestation and treatment in an adult chickenpox. Surprisingly many will be told that the mild forms of chickenpox in an adult in general can not be treated medically. Just about a week will have to sit at home in quarantine. To exclude the entry of bacterial infection into the wound, the rash on the skin, and it resembles small vesicles, is lubricated with the disinfecting solution that is available. Of course, the traditional green is the best. After all, it simultaneously not only disinfects, but also dries the wounds. That's just many adults do not want to be blotted from head to foot with a green solution. Moreover, this should be done at least twice a day. An alternative to green is a one-percent solution of manganese, they rub all the skin. The only thing that this solution needs to wipe the wounds immediately as it was dissolved because in a few hours it will lose its antiseptic properties. A big plus is that it does not give such a stable coloration as green.

To accelerate the drying of the rash, you can use antiviral ointments and creams from the preparations of interferon and acyclovir.

What else is important?

In this situation, observe the rules of personal hygiene. Caring for your body, keep it clean. Several times a week to replace bed linen, and every day underwear. If you have a tendency to excessive sweating, then wipe the skin with disinfectant solutions. Since sweat will get into the wound, and enhance irritation. But, despite the strict adherence to the rules of hygiene, until the chicken pox does not pass better not to swim. This helps spread the rash over the uninfected areas.

Even if the disease proceeds in an easy form, it will still be accompanied by itching to reduce this unpleasant sensation, it is necessary to ventilate the room more often, increasing the influx of fresh air.

Chickenpox is an infectious disease, which means that as with any infection, a lot of drinking is necessary. This will remove from the body pathogens of infection and products of impaired metabolism. As a drink, non-carbonated mineral water, ordinary boiled water, compotes, fresh juices, green or herbal teas will do.

As with many diseases, chicken pox is no exception, a diet is needed so that the skin is not irritated and overdried. After all, the skin is a direct reflection of our metabolism, and, consequently, our nutrition. In food, it is good to eat vegetable and dairy products. You can not eat sharp, fatty, salty and fried foods.

With chickenpox, you can take valerian tincture - it calms the nerves, and the itching calms down a little. If, nevertheless, before bedtime the body is unbearably itchy, then you can drink a weak sleeping pill.

From all of the above, it follows that in mild form there is no specific treatment for chickenpox. It's enough just to disinfect the wounds in time and observe the simplest diet and personal hygiene.

In severe form of chickenpox treatment in an adult, the doctor prescribes antiviral drugs aimed at inhibiting the formation of herpes DNA.It is this virus that causes chickenpox. They can prescribe acyclovir, the course of treatment is not less than five days, but not more than ten. The day is 200 mg, divided into five parts. In especially severe cases, when there is a sharp decrease, the dose may be 400 mg per day. It is impossible to use such a drug, it should be prescribed by a doctor. Acyclovir has many side effects - headache, dyspnea, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, very high fever, swelling. In addition, as during various inflammatory processes, lymph nodes increase, normal functioning of the liver and kidneys may be disrupted, and an allergic reaction may increase.

Chickenpox can be accompanied, and so often it is high temperature. To reduce it take inward antipyretic drugs - all based on paracetamol or ibuprofen. With ulcers and increased acidity, their reception is contraindicated. Then it is better to use candles based on analgin with dimedrol.

Abundant rash is always accompanied by an intolerable itch, which in this case will help anti-allergic drugs - diazolin or antihistamines are prescribed that relieve swelling of the skin and suprastin. The latter drug causes severe drowsiness and has a relaxing, soothing effect. They reduce the burning sensation.

If a bacterial infection occurs, the doctor may be required to prescribe antibiotics. In such cases, the rash is not blisters, but already small abscesses.

Features of the disease in adulthood.

Adults often suffer very much chickenpox, it is accompanied by severe headaches, constant nausea and vomiting, convulsions may begin. These are signs of damage and clinical changes in the brain. Due to complications with chickenpox, a disease such as viral pneumonia can begin. There will also be added as symptoms strong coughing up to vomiting, fever, pain in the chest, even breathing can be difficult.

Nothing in this case except for hospitalization with such complications does not remain. And in general, severe types of chickenpox are treated only in a hospital under the supervision of a doctor.