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Case Reports
. 1983 Dec 15;129(12):1284-5.

Herpes zoster: treatment with cimetidine

S T Hayne, J B Mercer
Case Reports

Herpes zoster: treatment with cimetidine

S T Hayne et al. Can Med Assoc J. .

Abstract

The active phase of herpes zoster can be predicted from the length of time it takes for all the vesicles to erupt. A case is reported in which cimetidine therapy appeared to reduce the expected length of the active phase from 35 days or longer to 10 days.

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