The antiviral drug acyclovir to 3 years children prescribed with caution. Tactics of treatment is chosen by the attending pediatrician in each case individually, depending on the type of disease. There are four main forms of the drug tablets, powder for injection, ointment and cream of different dosage.
Indications for the use of Acyclovir for children 3 years old
Indications for use of the drug in children and in adults are no different. The most common medication prescribed in the following cases:
- chicken pox;
- Diseases caused by herpes simplex virus first and second types (viral stomatitis, conjunctivitis, sore throat);
- herpetic lesions of the epidermis;
- herpes zoster;
- complex therapy for HIV infection.
Chicken pox
Acyclovir for children up to 3 years with chickenpox disease is prescribed in complex therapy. The drug affects the virus, slowly destroying it. Number of painful lesions significantly decreases. After a short period, the baby feels much better, the acute phase are replaced by remissions.
Acyclovir ointment-are used to treat diseases by applying a thin layer 4 times per day for - 250 mg per sq.cm. skin
herpetic stomatitis
Children 3 years old often suffer from this form of herpes. The disease is characterized by lesions of the mucous membranes of the mouth and oropharynx, temperature rise. Because of severe pain the child refuses to eat and drink.
When herpetic stomatitis Acyclovir is effective, both in the outer and inner at the reception:
- Tableted Acyclovir helps to overcome the virus circulating in the patient's blood. For year-olds used dosage: 200 mg 5 times a day, every 4 hours during the week. The medicine is drunk a large quantity of liquid;
- Additionally prescribed eye ointment Acyclovir (3%), which helps to eliminate the symptoms. It is applied to the area of lesions in the mouth. The medicine stimulates the healing of ulcers, prevent the emergence of new herpetic vesicles, has anesthetic effect.
herpangina
It refers to a kind of viral sore throats. Transmission of the virus from an infected person going airborne and household by. Often, viral inflammation of nasal and throat get sick and nursing babies, and children from 3 years and older.
The main symptoms: cold sores in the form of vesicles, localized on the root of the tongue, tonsils, the back wall of the windpipe. After maturing, they burst, and the affected places covered with brown patina. Such angina, unlike bacterial can not be cured with antibiotics. For the treatment of herpes angina and adults, and children should be given Aciclovir: the child is three years old used a standard dose 200 mg 5 times a day, for 5-7 days.
viral conjunctivitis
Viral conjunctivitis manifested by severe itching of eyes, redness, tearing.
For the treatment of herpetic conjunctivitis in children aged 3 years using three-percent eye ointmentWhich lay in the lower conjunctival sac 4-5 times a day until remission. After the disappearance of manifestations, treatment continued for some time. Acyclovir cream is not used for treatment of the mouth and eyes.
Cold sores on the skin
Herpes can be localized in any part of the skin baby. Very often affects the face, lips, vulva and anus. Major signs - redness, vesicles (bubbles with the liquid), itching, burning. Quite often the temperature rise. Early access to a doctor gives hope for a rapid remission. Children under 3 years Acyclovir ointment is used in the form of applications to the eruption area. Standard Dosage: 80 mg per 1 kg of weight.
Shingles
The disease appears in children as a complication of chickenpox in a low immunity. Accompanied by damage to the nervous tissue, pain. At year-olds disease is rare. Symptoms are rash on the skin along the affected nerves.
In case of severe disease, according to the instructions the maximum dose used (400 mg, 4-5 times a day) and ointment application to the affected area.
HIV treatment (adjuvant therapy)
A child with the human immunodeficiency virus Acyclovir is used for treating herpes infection joined.
The course of therapy is the reception tablet formulation of 5 mg per 1 kg body weight every 8 hours (3 times daily) for 5-7 days, or for pediatric purposes.
Side effects
Typically the medication is not accompanied by problems or side effects. However, in rare cases, they are possible. Most common are the following ailments:
- dyspeptic disorders;
- headaches, dizziness;
- lack of appetite;
- lethargy, tearfulness;
- allergic rashes;
- dyspnea.
If you are using acyclovir ointment sometimes itching, dryness and peeling of the skin. Eye ointment can cause inflammation of the mucous membranes.
In the event of such violations taking the drug Acyclovir child can not be three years. It is replaced with other antiviral drugs.
Because the drug after prolonged use addictive virus, you need to apply it in short courses, no more than 5-7 days. After the break, the treatment can be continued.
sources:
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