Can eyelid shingles be contagious

Eyelid herpes zoster is generally contagious. Herpes

zoster is mainly caused by varicella-herpes zoster virus infection, and eyelid herpes zoster mainly occurs in the eyelid site, is caused by the virus invasion of the trigeminal nerve eye branch, has a certain infectivity, when the immunity of healthy people is reduced, the virus will enter the blood through the respiratory tract mucosa to cause infection.

After the onset of patients should do a good job in eyelid hygiene, and do a good job of personal isolation measures, but also follow the doctor's advice to use acyclovir tablets, valganciclovir hydrochloride tablets, valacyclovir hydrochloride tablets and other antiviral drugs to control the development of the disease.