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Shingrix availability on PBS in Australia from 1 November has been confirmed
There will be no catch-up program from 1 November 2023. ”[/i]
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Some with a prior history of shingles may require ongoing prophylactic treatment with a low dose antiviral like valaciclovir in addition to vaccination with Shingrix.
VACCINATIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA (CLL/SLL)
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PROPHYLACTIC TREATMENTS
Some with CLL take prophylactic antiviral and/or antibiotic medication, the most common being valaciclovir or aciclovir to help prevent shingles. This is often prescribed to trial patients with a prior history of chicken pox or shingles.
The Sweet syndrome as a cutaneous manifestation of Crohn’s disease
Sweet's syndrome (SS) can be triggered by inflammatory bowel disease (IBD - Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis). When this happens, SS normally develops in response to an IBD flare, but in up to 25% of cases, it appears before the diagnosis of IBD.
This is a case of a 29-year-old man with CROHN'S