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A 55-year-old man presents with a painful vesicular rash erupting along a dermatome on the left side of his chest. The pain preceded the rash by 3 days. What is the most likely diagnosis and the recommended first-line antiviral treatment according to UK guidelines, if presenting within 72 hours of rash onset?

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