[메디컬투데이=김준수 기자] The scorching heat continues as the heatwave continues day after day. At this time, it is easy to lose immunity due to a decrease in physical strength and changes in body temperature due to the difference between indoor and outdoor temperatures. Shingles is a disease to watch out for if you have a weak immune system.
Shingles is a disease that occurs when the varicella virus, dormant in nerve cells, is reactivated when immunity is low. Symptoms include muscle pain, numbness in the arms and legs, and symptoms such as paresthesia. After that, skin diseases such as rashes or blisters appear on the skin, which turn into pustules within three days and form scabs after a week.
Shingles is known as a geriatric disease, with many patients in their 50s or older. However, it is spreading to young people in their 20s and 30s who are under a lot of stress recently, so be careful. In particular, care must be taken as the number of patients increases in summer as the decrease in physical strength due to the intense heat in summer affects immunity.
▲ Director Kim Nam-joong (Photo=provided by Samsung Bom Internal Medicine)
Symptoms of shingles improve quickly when appropriate treatment is given in the early stages. Over time, the pain gets worse and can lead to neuralgia in severe cases. It can also leave scars on the skin, such as rashes or blisters. Therefore, antiviral drugs should be administered at the beginning of the rash and blisters caused by shingles.
Prevention is just as important as early and appropriate treatment. If you are over the age of 50, it is recommended that you get vaccinated against shingles.
Director Kim Nam-joong of Samsung Bom Internal Medicine explained, “Because the chickenpox virus exists in our body in a latent state, it is important to have a lifestyle to manage immunity on a daily basis so that it does not reactivate.” must be done,” he stressed.
Reporter Kim Junsu of Medical Today ([email protected])
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2023-08-10 08:34:36
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