B02.8Dagger codeAsterisk code
Zoster with other complications
Zoster [herpes zoster]
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- GuidelinesHerpes Zoster (Shingles)Please click on the link below to access the most up-to-date version of this guideline. The content on this page is currently being updated to align with the latest publication. Always check the version number at the bottom of the screen to confirm which version you are using. Click here to access the Primary Health Care - PHC Chapter 11: Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficienc
- GuidelinesShingles (Herpes Zoster)Description General Measures Medicine Treatment Referral ICD-10 codes: B02.0-3/B02.7-9 DESCRIPTION Dermatomal eruption of vesicles on an erythematous base due to varicella zoster virus (lies dormant in nerve ganglia following chickenpox). GENERAL MEASURES Isolate patient from immunocompromised or pregnant non-immune individuals (who may develop severe chickenpox). Offer HIV test, especially
- GuidelinesVaricella (Chickenpox), ComplicatedGeneral measures Medicine treatment ICD-10 code: B01.1-2† + (G02.0*/G05.1*+J17.1*)/B01.8 GENERAL MEASURES Cool, wet compresses or tepid water baths. Body hygiene to prevent secondary infection. Advise against scratching. MEDICINE TREATMENT Antiviral therapy is required in complicated cases, e.g.: chickenpox pneumonia, pregnancy, neurological involvement, and chickenpox in immunocompromised patien
- GuidelinesZoster (Shingles)Description General measures Medicine treatment Referral ICD-10 code: B02.9 DESCRIPTION Dermatomal eruption of vesicles on an erythematous base due to varicella-zoster virus (lies dormant in nerve ganglia following chickenpox). GENERAL MEASURES Isolate from immunocompromised or pregnant non-immune individuals (who may develop severe chickenpox). Offer HIV test, especially in patients <50 years