as you know it is a viral infection. it takes 7 to 10 days for the lesions to heal. but in patients who are diabetic old age secondarily infected and with an incomplete antiviral dose or seropositive it can take up to 15 days to get cured. in elderly age group even after the skin lesions heal the patient might experience intense pain in that particular area. it is called as postherpetic neuralgia. kapsi gel can be applied (capsaicin) once the skin is completely healed to relieve pain. consult your specialist doctor discuss with him or her and take the medicine with consent. how many days before she was diagnosed? what is her age? please send images of the area. revert back with the answers to the above questions to a dermatologist online --> <link>
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