How is genital herpes treated?

Herpes can occur anywhere on the body. Herpes that occurs on the genitals is called genital herpes. If genital herpes is not treated promptly, severe ulcers may occur. When treating genital herpes, you must pay attention to your own hygiene.

Western medicine treatment of genital herpes:

The disease is self-limiting and can heal itself in about 1-2 weeks. The purpose of treatment is to prevent recurrence. There is currently no specific medicine for this disease. The principle of treatment is to shorten the course of the disease, prevent secondary infection, and reduce recurrence.

1. Local therapy:

The principle is to dry, astringe, and protect the affected area to prevent secondary infection. You can apply 2% gentian violet solution, or 10% bismuth subgallate (dermatol), zinc oxide ointment or mud, lithospermum parkii ointment, 0.5% neomycin ointment, or 0.25%~0.1% IDU ointment, 5% IDU dimethyl sulfoxide solution (for skin herpes), etc. For the face, 10% aluminum acetate or zinc-copper mixture can also be used.

2. Systemic treatment:

The first principle of treatment is to prevent the activation of infected HSV or even eliminate the virus; the second is to regulate immunity and prevent recurrence. Acyclovir can be taken intravenously or orally, Livzonvir can be taken orally, interferon can be injected intramuscularly, and interleukin II can be injected intramuscularly. When we treat recurrent genital herpes, we use 3 million units of interferon produced by the Biotechnology Center of the Fourth Medical University for intramuscular injection, once a day, 10 times as a course of treatment, for a total of three courses, and appropriately use interleukin II, Levitra or Bactrobactin, and 95% of patients do not relapse.

3. Pathogen therapy

(1) Acyclovir (acyclovir): It can selectively inhibit viral replication, reduce the occurrence of new lesions, relieve pain, shorten wound healing and detoxification time. For primary or initial GH, 0.2g, orally, 5 times/d, for 7 to 10 days; for recurrent GH, 0.2g, orally, 5 times/d, for 5 days, or 0.4g, orally, 3 times/d, for 5 days, or 0.8g, orally, 2 times/d, for 5 days. For mild patients, 1 to 1.6g/d, divided into 5 oral doses, for 5 to 7 days; for severe patients, 15mg/(kg·d), intravenous injection, for 5 to 7 days. Use with caution in patients with dehydration and renal insufficiency. In recent years, acyclovir (ACV) derivatives such as valacyclovir and famciclovir have also been used to treat this disease.