Hi,I am suffering with harpies viral infection in my left side of neck till shoulder. Today is the 4th day. I have started taking aciclovir 400 tablet 5 times a day and applying aciclovir cream 3-4 times a day. Is it the correct way to cure it? Do i need to take anything more? How many days will it take to cure it (approx)?
Acyclovir is a specific treatment for the harpies viral infection. You have to take the medicine for 7 days. The vesicular lesions may disappear after 2-3 weeks. However, if the pain is very severe you may need additionally corticosteroids medicine for 1-2 weeks after which this can be stopped gradually by tapering the dose for 1-2 weeks. In some people the pain will persist for 6 months to 1 year (post -hype tic neuralgia). In such a case Chat Doctor.