Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Herpes Facialis Treated with Bee Venom Therapy

Dr. Hirofumi Naito (Japan)
E-Mail: sting@mx3.nns.ne.jp

Presented at: 5th German Apitherapy Congress, March 23-25, 2007, Passau, Germany

Herpes Zoster:
* In many cases, ganglion and nervous dorsal root become inflamed by the re-activated virus that stayed hidden for many years after the first varicella.* The pain sometimes lasts for a long time after that and is called Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN).        

Herpes Facialis:
* Herpes zoster oticus (Ramsay Hunt syndrome)* Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
* The herpes zoster invades the control area of the nervus ophthalmicus which is the first branch of nervus trigeminus. 
* The symptoms are frequently related to the eyeball and its annexes as well.       

Treatment Given by the Dermatologist:
* Anti-herpes medicine was tried on the whole body (systemically) and on the local, affected areas.
* Adrenal cortical steroid was used as a lotion with an antiphlogistic purpose on the eye area.

Days of Treatment:
29. December 2006
31. December 2006
03. January 2007
06. January 2007
07. January 2007
11. January 2007 was the last treatment day.

Quantity of Bee Venom:
QV-1: Instantaneously prick or rub.
QV-2: Keep the stinger in for about 0.5 seconds.
QV-3: Keep the stinger in for about 1 or 2 seconds.
For QV-1, QV-2 and QV-3 keep the stinger five to six seconds after you remove it from the bee, then insert it in the skin.
QV-4: Keep the stinger in the skin about five seconds immediately after removing it from the bee.
QV-5: Direct sting.

Result:
* Because treatment was started right after the acute phase it helped the healing without postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).
* There was a confidential relationship between the apitherapist and the recipient who was lucky because the treatment was initiated soon and was regular. Many cases start late having already a skin ulcer.
* Quantity of venom was under level Q.V.-2.
* Pain due to the herpes zoster did not always occur, and the pain given by BVT disappeared about 15 minutes after the sessions.

Discussion:
* We are treating many cases with herpes zoster each year.
* Many cases come with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).
* If BVT is done soon enough, PHN may be prevented in the early stage of the herpes zoster.
* BVT must be made specifically to each case.

Patient Before and After Treatment:




2 comments:

  1. Your information is nice. Aldo antiviral medications can shorten and prevent outbreaks during the period of time the person takes the medication. Valtrex and Acyclovir are two such medications:
    http://www.positivesingles.com/blog/hgirlemily

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  2. Human herpes virus 3 (HHV-3) is also called varicella zoster virus. HHV-3 causes chickenpox. It can also cause a recurrent virus infection of the skin, which is called herpes zoster or shingles.

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