A 36-year-old woman presents with a painful, blistering rash in a dermatomal distribution over her left T5 region. She had chickenpox in childhood. Wh...

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A 36-year-old woman presents with a painful, blistering rash in a dermatomal distribution over her left T5 region. She had chickenpox in childhood. What is the MOST appropriate first-line oral antiviral therapy if started within 72 hours of rash onset?

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Acyclovir

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Oseltamivir

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Ganciclovir

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Ribavirin

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Zidovudine

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A 36-year-old woman presents with a painful, blistering rash in a dermatomal distribution over her left T5 region. She had chickenpox in childhood. What is the MOST appropriate first-line oral antiviral therapy if started within 72 hours of rash onset?