Definitions

1. Postherpetic neuralgia is a common complication of shingles that lasts for at least 30 days and continues for months to years.
2. Postherpetic neuralgia is a complication of shingles - a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, which initially causes chickenpox. (Web site)
3. Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a chronic neuropathic pain syndrome that may complicate recovery from an acute attack of herpes zoster. (Web site)
4. Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a complication of acute herpes zoster, which is emerging as a preferred clinical trial model for chronic neuropathic pain. (Web site)
5. Postherpetic neuralgia (post-her-PET-ic noo-RAL-jah) is a painful condition affecting your nerve fibers and skin. (Web site)

Patient

1. Treatment for postherpetic neuralgia depends on the type and characteristics of pain experienced by the patient. (Web site)

Useful

1. It is therefore most useful for pain of peripheral origin, such as postherpetic neuralgia or diabetic neuropathy. (Web site)

Results

1. Postherpetic neuralgia is very resistant to treatment and results in decreased quality of life. (Web site)

Original Herpes

1. Postherpetic neuralgia may be debilitating long after signs of the original herpes infection have disappeared.

High-Dose Oral Dextromethorphan Versus Placebo

1. High-dose oral dextromethorphan versus placebo in painful diabetic neuropathy and postherpetic neuralgia. (Web site)

Common Severe Complication

1. Postherpetic neuralgia is a common severe complication of herpes zoster. (Web site)

Acute Herpes Zoster

1. Famciclovir for the treatment of acute herpes zoster: effects on acute disease and postherpetic neuralgia. (Web site)

Lidocaine Patch

1. The lidocaine patch -- formulated in a clear hydrogel -- is currently FDA-approved for postherpetic neuralgia but not for other forms of neuropathic pain.

Help

1. Early treatment may help shorten the length of the illness and prevent complications such as postherpetic neuralgia. (Web site)

Number

1. The pain of postherpetic neuralgia can be reduced by a number of medications. (Web site)

Reducing

1. Tricyclic Antidepressants Antidepressants can be effective adjuncts in reducing the neuropathic pain of postherpetic neuralgia.

Resolution

1. The main symptom associated with postherpetic neuralgia is pain, which persists for a long period beyond the resolution of the shingles rash. (Web site)
2. One RCT found no significant difference in the resolution of postherpetic neuralgia between valacyclovir and famciclovir. (Web site)
3. Pain that persists for longer than one to three months after resolution of the rash is generally accepted as the sign of postherpetic neuralgia. (Web site)

Control

1. Patients with postherpetic neuralgia may require narcotics for adequate pain control. (Web site)

Management

1. Tyring SK. Management of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia. (Web site)

Review

1. Case Reviews A review of clinical cases illustrates the use and limitations of various treatment modalities of patients with postherpetic neuralgia.
2. Davies PS, Galer BS. Review of lidocaine patch 5% studies in the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia.

Six Months

1. Patients with postherpetic neuralgia had had an eruption of herpes zoster rash not more recently than six months before enrollment.

Chronic

1. Postherpetic neuralgia is chronic, burning pain that develops in about 20 percent of patients after healing from herpes zoster rash (shingles).

Cases

1. Hypnosis has improved or cured some cases of postherpetic neuralgia, as well as the acute pain of shingles. (Web site)

Doctors

1. Licorice has been used by doctors as a topical agent for shingles and postherpetic neuralgia; however, no clinical trials support its use for this purpose. (Web site)
2. Doctors typically prescribe antidepressants for postherpetic neuralgia in smaller doses than they do for depression. (Web site)

Effect

1. Jackson JL, Gibbons R, Meyer G, Inouye L. The effect of treating herpes zoster with oral acyclovir in preventing postherpetic neuralgia.

Vaccine

1. One study found the vaccine reduced the number of cases of postherpetic neuralgia by two-thirds.
2. But this live attenuated virus vaccine will likely reduce the course and severity of the disease and reduce your risk of postherpetic neuralgia.

Months

1. Postherpetic neuralgia is persistent pain that lasts months or even years after the shingles rash heals. (Web site)

Month

1. Postherpetic neuralgia: Localized pain in the area of involvement of shingles that persists beyond one month.

Last

1. While the pain may last many months or years, postherpetic neuralgia is usually a self-limiting condition and with time may heal on its own.
2. Effective treatment of postherpetic neuralgia is difficult, and the pain can last for months or even years.

Spinal Cord

1. Corticosteroid medications injected into the area around the spinal cord may help relieve the persistent pain of postherpetic neuralgia. (Web site)

Topical Capsaicin

1. A randomized vehicle-controlled trial of topical capsaicin in the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia.

Double-Blind

1. Lidocaine patch: double-blind controlled study of a new treatment method for postherpetic neuralgia.

Brain

1. Certain surgical techniques in the brain or spinal cord have been used to block pain centers contributing to postherpetic neuralgia.
2. Surgery to relieve postherpetic neuralgia interrupts the path of pain signals to the brain by cutting nerves in the skull or spinal column.

Clinical Features

1. Clinical features and pathophysiologic mechanisms of postherpetic neuralgia.

Relief

1. In some cases, treatment of postherpetic neuralgia brings complete pain relief. (Web site)
2. Pain. 1989; 39:301–305. [ PubMed] King RB. Topical aspirin in chloroform and the relief of pain due to herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia.
3. It may take several attempts at combining medications before a patient gets relief from postherpetic neuralgia. (Web site)

Tolerability

1. Tolerability of treatments for postherpetic neuralgia.

Efficacy

1. Placebo-controlled studies revealed an efficacy of gabapentin against pain in diabetic neuropathy and postherpetic neuralgia and in prophylaxis of migraine. (Web site)

Trial

1. A randomized vehicle controlled trial of topical capsaicin in the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia. (Web site)

Acupuncture

1. Acupuncture may be helpful in some cases of shingles and postherpetic neuralgia.

Symptoms

1. The symptoms of postherpetic neuralgia are generally limited to the area of your skin where the shingles outbreak first occurred. (Web site)
2. Some doctors have observed that injections of vitamin B12 appear to relieve the symptoms of postherpetic neuralgia. (Web site)
3. Nerve pain that persists after other symptoms have cleared is called postherpetic neuralgia. (Web site)

Older Adults

1. A vaccine to prevent herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia in older adults.

Drugs

1. If pain continues despite treatment, take hope in the knowledge that postherpetic neuralgia remains an active area of research for new drugs and therapy. (Web site)

Older Patients

1. Herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia occur mainly in older patients. (Web site)

Severe

1. Patients having other severe pain which may impair the self assessment of the pain due to postherpetic neuralgia. (Web site)

Painful

1. Postherpetic neuralgia often occurs after an attack of shingles and can be particularly painful. (Web site)

Blisters

1. But if the pain lasts long after the shingles rash and blisters have disappeared, it's called postherpetic neuralgia. (Web site)

Systematic Review

1. Pain. 2001; 93:1–5. [ PubMed] Alper BS, Lewis PR. Treatment of postherpetic neuralgia, a systematic review of the literature.

Risk

1. There's a vaccine that can decrease the risk of shingles and postherpetic neuralgia. (Web site)
2. If more than one of the following risk factors is present, your risk increases for postherpetic neuralgia.
3. The risk of postherpetic neuralgia following shingles increases with age. (Web site)

Health Professional

1. If intense pain persists for more than 1 month after the skin heals, see your health professional to determine whether you have postherpetic neuralgia.

People

1. Some doctors have found vitamin E to be effective for people with postherpetic neuralgia—even those who have had the problem for many years. (Web site)
2. In most people, the pain of postherpetic neuralgia lessens over time. (Web site)
3. For example, 40% to 50% of people with postherpetic neuralgia do not respond to treatment. (Web site)

Older People

1. Postherpetic neuralgia can be an ongoing and debilitating problem, especially for older people, but it usually decreases over time.

Categories

1. Herpes Zoster
2. Gabapentin
3. Humans > Medicine > Drugs > Pregabalin
4. Shingles
5. Common Complication

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