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Herpes zoster: medications

"AAAA":
Acyclovir (or alternative depending on price: valacyclovir, famciclovir)
Asprin (or other analgesics)
Amitriptyline (low dose TCA to reduce neurlagia)
Antibiotics if needed for secondary infection.
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---SAC UAG

Erythema nodosum: causes

DIPS OUT:
Drugs (eg sulfonamides)
Infections (eg strep)
Pregnancy
OCP
Ulcerative colitis
TB
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---Nick Murch Medical House Officer

Pruritus: systemic causes

ITCH:
Iron deficiency anemia/ Internal malignancy
Thyroid disease/ Type 1 DM
CRF/ Chronic liver disease
HIV infection/ Hereditary hemochromatosis
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---Dr. Ibrahim Yasir Ahmed IGMH / Male' Rep. of Maldives