Medical Treatment

Treatment includes medication for fever and taking plenty of fluids.

• A topical anesthetic such as viscous lidocaine (Dilocaine, Nervocaine, Xylocaine, Zilactin-L) may be prescribed to relieve pain.
  
  
• Oral or IV medication does exist for herpes but is not recommended for people with a normal immune system. It is used only for people with weakened immune systems, infants younger than 6 weeks, or people with severe disease.
  
  
• Some people may require hospital admission.
  
  
  • Those with severe local infection
    
    
  • People whose infection has spread to other organ systems
    
    
  • People with weakened immune systems
    
    
  • Dehydrated individuals who need IV hydration
    
    
  • Infants younger than 6 weeks