Australian Herpes Management Forum

News: The Latest Facts

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The AHMF has expanded its range of Essential Facts pages. These are brief outlines of the most important things that anyone concerned with genital herpes, cold sores, shingles and chickenpox should know. The main audience for these fact sheets is patients, their families and friends. However the AHMF is happy for general practitioners and other health workers to use the Essential Facts information as part of their management plans.

New Essential Facts

• Herpetic dermatitis and herpetic whitlow
• Chickenpox/Varicella
• Post herpetic neuralgia

Existing Essential Facts

The following Essential Facts have been available since July 2004

• Genital herpes
• Herpes and pregnancy
• Cold sores/oral herpes
• Shingles/Herpes zoster

23 June 2006