Reasoning diagnosis: Big brother, your wife has been prescribed medicine!

Afterwards, Lin Yi and the others immediately called the police.

At the same time, Lin Yi arranged an emergency treatment plan for the little girl, and the problem was not serious!

Back in the consulting room, a middle-aged man in his fifties walked in.

"Doctor, my chest hurts badly. It's been two days, and there's almost a circle of small blisters, doctor, will I die?"

Lin Yi was suddenly surprised!

He hasn't seen the disease yet, so why did he say that he will die?
Seeing Lin Yi's surprise, the middle-aged man hurriedly explained in a panic: "The old people in the community said that I am a loincloth snake. If it grows a circle, I will die."

"Look at these small blisters on my chest, they will soon be full of circles, am I dying?"

Seeing the man's panicked expression, Lin Yi couldn't laugh or cry.

Where did this folklore come from?
What kind of loincloth snake grows in a circle, and people die?

This is all going on, it has no scientific basis!
Lin Yi looked at the middle-aged man with a frightened face, and lifted his shirt.

"Come on, let me check it for you first, don't move around and die, people don't die so easily!"

After hearing Lin Yi's words, the man's fear eased.

He took advantage of the opportunity to lift up his shirt completely.

"Doctor, please check me carefully. What kind of disease is it? The old people in the community scare me to death!"

As the man said, he freed his right hand to touch the row of small blisters on his back, and then said worriedly:

"Doctor, look at these small blisters, and they grow very fast, and now they have grown half a circle."

"Will this thing really grow all over me?"

Lin Yi took a look at the small blisters the man mentioned.

It's actually herpes.

It grows along the nerve line along the tenth intercostal space of the chest, and more than half of it has grown.

So Lin Yi checked him carefully and confirmed that it was herpes zoster.

Herpes zoster is an acute infectious skin disease caused by the varicella zoster virus.

Chickenpox develops in children who are not immune to the virus.

After some patients are infected, they become carriers without symptoms.

Due to the neurotropic nature of the virus, after infection, it can remain dormant in the dorsal root of the spinal cord and in the neurons of the ganglion for a long time.

When the resistance is low or when you are tired, infected, or caught a cold, the virus can grow and multiply again.

And move to the skin along the nerve fibers, so that the affected nerves and skin, resulting in strong inflammation.

Herpes is generally unilateral and distributed according to nerve segments, and consists of clustered herpes, accompanied by pain.

The older you are, the more severe your neuralgia will be.

Primary disease is apt to occur in the adult, is generally more common in people over the age of 50.

The incidence rate increased significantly with age.

In folklore, herpes zoster is a loin snake.

Moreover, some old people will spread rumors and describe the loin-clothed snake as a fatal disease.

This middle-aged man also listened to the old man's words, so he felt that he was seriously ill.

Lin Yi put down the man's clothes and asked, "Did you have chest pain first, or did you discover this rash first?"

The man thought for a while before saying: "It should be the chest pain first. I didn't pay attention to it at first. I thought it was when I was working."

"Unexpectedly, after a few days, a row of small blisters appeared in the painful area, and then the pain became more and more serious."

"Originally, I wanted to go to the hospital first. Who knew that when I was walking around the neighborhood, I told the elderly in the neighborhood. When they saw my situation, they said I was a loincloth snake."

"It also said that if it grows in a circle, it will die. It also told me some folk remedies for treatment. I didn't believe what they said, so I came to our hospital."

After Lin Yi finished listening, he couldn't help smiling, and said:
"You don't have to worry, your disease is called herpes zoster. It is caused by a virus infection. It is commonly known as a loin snake."

"However, there is no such thing as the saying that if herpes grows in a circle, people will die. These are all rumors, so don't believe them."

"This disease is not life-threatening and you can rest assured."

"Shingles is a self-limiting disease, you leave it alone and it clears up on its own."

"Of course, the older you get, the more severe the pain it will cause, and the more herpes will come out."

Hearing that his life would not be in danger, the man finally relaxed.

But then ask:
"You said that my blisters are getting more and more. Is this an infectious disease?"

Lin Yi shook his head at him and said:
"This is not an infectious disease, but it is contagious by itself. When the blisters reach a certain level, they will stop coming out, and then they will slowly heal on their own."

"The most serious part of this disease is neuralgia. You can see that it usually grows along the nerves."

After Lin Yi finished speaking, the man immediately asked:
"Then doctor, how should I treat this? I can't stand the pain, it's affecting my work, and I can't rest well at night."

Lin Yi took the man's medical card and prescribed several medicines for him.

While typing on the computer, he said, "You don't have any special medicine for this kind of disease. I prescribed Gabapentin capsules and then Ibuprofen capsules for you."

"If the pain is severe, you can take ibuprofen appropriately for pain relief."

"Try not to take painkillers if the pain is tolerable."

"In the near future, don't eat spicy and irritating food, don't drink alcohol, eat a light diet, exercise properly, maintain immunity, and you will get better slowly."

After Lin Yi finished prescribing the medicine, he handed the doctor card to the man.

And exhorted:

"However, herpes zoster has a sequelae. Even after herpes heals, some people will still have neuralgia for a long time. The longest period may be as long as half a year."

"Of course, most shingles get better and the pain goes away."

The man was surprised and said:
"No way, this pain will last for half a year? Isn't this torture?"

Lin Yi said:

"It's just a small part that will remain for such a long time, and most of them can be cured. I just want you to understand that there is a psychological preparation. In case the herpes zoster disappears, there is still pain. This is the sequelae."

"You can continue to take the gabapentin capsules, which can relieve the pain."

After Lin Yi's detailed explanation, the man understood the disease.

After thanking Lin Yi, he went to get the medicine.

In fact, diseases like herpes zoster mainly occur in the elderly.

Especially the elderly with primary diseases such as diabetes.

These patients have low immunity, so they are prone to shingles.

Shingles is not terrible, the most annoying thing is severe neuralgia.

Some elderly people can't even bear this kind of neuralgia, and have thoughts of suicide.