Steroids in Shingles
Date First Published:
October 5, 2009
Last Updated:
October 19, 2009
Report by:
Dr mohamed jibril, Senior Emergency Trainee (Manchester Royal Infirmary)
Three-Part Question:
In a [non-immunocompromised adult patient with shingles (HZ)]does[ the addition of systemic steroids to the antiviral treatment] result in [less pain, a more rapid resolution, a reduced post herpetic neuralogia and less scarring than using antiviral alone]?