Question

A 70-year-old woman presents with a 2-day history of painful, grouped vesicles on an erythematous base, in a dermatomal distribution on her right T10 dermatome. What is the most appropriate antiviral treatment to offer, according to NICE CKS?

Accepted Answer

Oral aciclovir 800mg five times daily for 7 days

Answer

No antiviral treatment is necessary

Answer

Topical aciclovir cream

Answer

Oral valaciclovir 1g three times daily for 7 days

Answer

Oral famciclovir 500mg three times daily for 7 days

Practice question

A 70-year-old woman presents with a 2-day history of painful, grouped vesicles on an erythematous base, in a dermatomal distribution on her right T10 dermatome. What is the most appropriate antiviral treatment to offer, according to NICE CKS?