BELLADONNA IN NEURALGIA.

A Case of Lumbo-Abdominal Neuralgia, Treated with Sulphuric Æther and Belladonna

ED WITH SULPHURIC J3THER AND BELLADONNA. By Assistant-Sukgeon Chetan Shah, Civil Medical Officer, Jhang. A few days ago a weak young man presented himself at the Mighiana Civil Hospital as an out-door patient. He appeared to be in great agony on account of pain in the right flank and right side of the abdomen. On enquiry it appeared, that he had for a fortnight been subject to attacks of this p...

Acupuncture in post herpetic neuralgia

Post herpetic neuralgia is a chronic neuropathic pain syndrome that it is characterized by pain in the area of ​​the nerve involved distribution after the disappearance of herpes zoster lesions and it may be persistent, refractory and severe. Various treatments including medication, Botox injections, nerve block and physical modalities have been used in the treatment of this syndrome, each has ...

Belladonna Poisoning

Recently, a patient, aged 35 years, attended the out-patients' department one morning for swelling and pain of the right side of the scrotum of a couple of days' duration. There was no history of any venereal disease. There was a history, however, of a similar previous enlargement, two or three times years ago. The patient kept up a slight temperature. Bowels?constipated. Urine?normal. Diagnosi...

Belladonna and Blethers

Postherpetic Neuralgia and Trigeminal Neuralgia

Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is an unpredictable complication of varicella zoster virus- (VZV-) induced herpes zoster (HZ) which often occurs in elderly and immunocompromised persons and which can induce psychosocial dysfunction and can negatively impact on quality of life. Preventive options for PHN include vaccination of high-risk persons against HZ, early use of antiviral agents, and robust ...