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Is Chicken Pox, Related With Excess Sores On Mouth And Nose In Elderly?
My grandma is 65 and she has little sores all over her mouth that look like little pimples. She says she has sores in her nose and her eyes are really itchy and matted when she wakes up. She has no other symptoms. She has had little rashes like this on her body 4 other times. Her doctor told her that it's chicken pox, but she's baffled about how many times she can get this?
Tue, 3 Nov 2015
Hi, i do care for your concern.
your history suggest more of shingles infection.
it is reactivation of varicella virus, that lays dormant in nerve roots, that gets reactivated during later stages.
You have not provided information such as lifestyle disease present if any, or medications if any.
In most of the cases these this virus get's reactivated in diabetic's and with some medication's.
The intense pain, can be managed with pain killers and anti-viral drugs would help a lot.
however treating the other underlying disease is a matter of concern.
Hope I have answered your question. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help.
your history suggest more of shingles infection.
it is reactivation of varicella virus, that lays dormant in nerve roots, that gets reactivated during later stages.
You have not provided information such as lifestyle disease present if any, or medications if any.
In most of the cases these this virus get's reactivated in diabetic's and with some medication's.
The intense pain, can be managed with pain killers and anti-viral drugs would help a lot.
however treating the other underlying disease is a matter of concern.
Hope I have answered your question. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help.
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