Evaluating Herbal Medicine for the Management of <i>Herpes zoster</i> in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients in Kampala, Uganda

199930 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Jacques Homsy · Médecins Sans Frontières

Elly Katabira · The AIDS Support Organization

Donna Kabatesi · Ministry of Health

Francis Mubiru · The AIDS Support Organization

Abstract

Herbal treatment is an important local and affordable primary care alternative for the management of HZ in HIV-infected patients in Uganda and similar settings.

Topics & Keywords

Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments Reproductive tract infections research Dermatology and Skin Diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volume 5, Issue 6, pp. 553-565

DOI: 10.1089/acm.1999.5.553

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