A 28-year-old cisgender woman with HIV and a CD4 count of 365 cells/mm3 presents with a painful rash on her right flank region that started 3 days ago. On physical examination, she has a vesicular rash in a dermatomal distribution in the right flank region (Figure 1). She does not have any systemic symptoms.
Which one of the following would you recommend as treatment for this woman?
Figure 1. Cluster of Painful Vesicles in Flank Region
Photograph source: David H. Spach, MD
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September 30th, 2023
September 30th, 2023
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