Thursday, March 12, 2015

Treatment of postherpetic neuralgia

  • Common complication of an acute episode of herpes zoster (shingles).
  • Defined as "dermatomal pain that persists 120 days ore more after the onset of rash" which is characterized by stimulus-dependent continuous burning, throbbing, or episodic sharp electic shock-like sensation, stimulus dependent tactile alloydnia (pain after normal non painful stimulus) and hyperalgesia (exaggerated response to a painful stimulus).
  • Treatment:

References:
  1. Drug Information 2012
  2. Different Types of Neuropathic Pain. National Prescribing Services 2008
  3. Treating Herpes Zoster and Post Herpetic Neuralgia. Journal of family Practice 2012


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