Experiences with
Valaciclovir33 public posts
Shingrix availability on PBS in Australia from 1 November has been confirmed
There will be no catch-up program from 1 November 2023. ”[/i]
- my emphasis
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.
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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
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
Shingles and CKD
Well, isn't this just dandy.... I have shingles. I woke up the other day and I had two areas of redness. I thought it was just my psoriasis blooming since I was due for an infusion. Then the pain started to hit me and I thought, "sheesh is a tooth going bad?"
Nope it was the shingles and nephropathy