PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - S. T. Hayne
AU  - J. B. Mercer
TI  - Herpes zoster: treatment with cimetidine
DP  - 1983 Dec 15
TA  - Canadian Medical Association Journal
PG  - 1284--1285
VI  - 129
IP  - 12
4099  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/129/12/1284.short
4100  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/129/12/1284.full
SO  - CMAJ1983 Dec 15; 129
AB  - The active phase of herpes zoster can be predicted from the length of time it takes for all the vesicles to erupt. A case is reported in which cimetidine therapy appeared to reduce the expected length of the active phase from 35 days or longer to 10 days.