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Not by itself. Hydrocortisone is an anti-inflammatory agent and will help with the itching. In conjunction with cold sore medication (acyclovir) will help reduce the length of the infection.
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No. A cold sore is a viral infection, and hydrocortisone is for fungal or yeast infections. if you have a cold sore, use a cream specifically for that, or many people have found relief using tea tree oil applied several times a day to the area. Tea Tree oil is a natural remedy found in health stores and drug stores.
Hydrocortisone is only used as a topical ointment to stop itching. It can be used to stop the itching of the pox, however, it does not get rid of the spots or help your body get over the illness sooner. Calamine lotion, an oatmeal bath, or other ointments work well for relieving the itching as well.
Hydrocortisone is an anti-inflamitory cream, it may help with swelling and itching but it won't do much to help heal the blisters by itself. You would have to mix it with an antiviral medication or antiviral cream. The antiviral attacks the virus that causes fever blisters and helps prevent it from reproducing. Used together they can help reduce the healing time and they can help prevent the cold sore from becomming a seriou ulceration or infected.
no, this will cause the infection to spread, use an antibiotic cream. consult GP for infomation
No. Because hydrocortisone suppresses the immune system, it might delay healing.
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Is hydrocortisone oinment usp2.5 percent used for fever blisters and cold sores?
Yes you can but an antiviral should also be used. Hydrocortisone by itself doesn't do much for cold sores, it's an anti-inflamitory cream. It may help with the symptoms and swelling but antivirals will attack the virus that causes cold sores and fever blisters to help prevent it from reproducing in other cells.
Do you get fever blisters from boys?
You can get fever blisters from boys or girls.
Can working out cause fever blisters?
Working out won't cause fever blisters.
What can you eat when you have fever blisters?
fever muffin
Where can herpes or fever blisters occur in the body?
This disease, also known as oral herpes or fever blisters, can occur anywhere on the body.
Will ciprofloxacin help fever blister?
Ciprofloxacin is not used to treat a fever blister.
Can duac be used to treat cold sores?
can duac gel be used to treat fever blisters
Do Prednisone pills help fever blisters?
Prednisone pills won't help fever blisters. Actually, prednisone pills would likely make fever blisters worse because prednisone suppresses the immune system, which delays the return to latency for the virus causing the fever blisters.
What is fever blisters?
Fever blisters are cold sores, on or near the lips, caused by the oral herpes virus HSV-Type1.
Rash on arm tiny little raised blisters not helped by hydrocortisone canesten?
A rash on your arm that has tiny little blisters which is not helped by Hydrocortisone or Canesten cream could be indicative of chicken pox. You can apply calamine lotion to help relieve the itching and it will take about a week to ten days for the blisters to dry up.
Is lysine used to treat fever blisters?
Yes it's used to treat fever blisters and cold sores, they are both caused by the cold sore virus. The only thing is you may have to take a lot of it before you notice any difference in the break out.
Are fever blisters herpes?
Yes, they are a form of this viral family, and highly contaigious.This is Herpes Simplex.
