Postherpetic neuralgia: Treatment reminder

Treatment of postherpetic neuralgia.

Herpes zoster, a commonly seen condition in daily medical practice, is reported to occur in 10–20% of the population at some time during the lifespan. Chronic, intractable postherpetic neuralgia, a sequela of herpes zoster, presents a clinical challenge. In recent years, effective antiviral agents that can be used in the outpatient setting have been developed for the treatment of herpes zoster ...

Postherpetic neuralgia.

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 ...

Medications in Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia

Received December 17, 2013. Accepted December 17, 2013. Correspondence to: Sang Wook Shin Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Beomeo-ri, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan 626-770, Korea Tel: +82-55-360-2752, Fax: +82-55-360-2149, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-...

Evidence-Based Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia