Short-term efficacy and safety of prednisone in herpes zoster and the effects on IL-6 and IL-10.

In conclusion, middle-dose prednisone has similar short-term efficacy to high-dose prednisone in the treatment of herpes zoster, but with lower complication and higher safety. IL-6 and IL-10 are closely related to the pain degree and the time of symptom remission and subsidence, which may provide a reference for clinical evaluation of the therapeutic effect of patients with herpes zoster. PMID: 31572533 [PubMed]
Source: Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine - Category: General Medicine Tags: Exp Ther Med Source Type: research