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The Varicella zoster virus is responsible for two common infectious diseases: chicken pox(Varicella) and shingles(Herpes zoster). Chicken pox is the primary infection. After the initial infection, the virus remains dormant...
Herpes zoster (HZ), or shingles, is a common disease. For most patients skin healing and pain resolution occur within 3 4 weeks. However, pain can continue after the rash has...
BACKGROUND: Herpetic disorders cause pain and skin lesion. So, asymmetric temperature of both sides of the involving dermatome has been reported in thermogram. This study examined the usefulness of infrared...
Post-herpetic neuralgia is a kind of neuropathic pain that severely annoys patients all their life. Many remedies are now available, but a panacea does not exist. Ketamine, a non-competitive N-methyl-...
Post-herpetic neuralgia is a chronic pain syndrome that develops after an acute herpes zoster infection. The zoster-varicella virus causes damage to all parts of the primary sensory neurons, including the...
We report a case of thoracic post-herpetic neuralgia which was improved by dorsal root ganglionectomy. The patient had failed to obtain adequate pain relief from conservative therapy such as carbamazepine,...
Post-herpetic neuralgia is the most frequent and feared complication of herpes zoster and is a common cause of chronic intractable pain in the elderly population. An 80 year old man...
BACKGROUND: Post-Herpetic Neuralgia(PHN) is the most common and serious complication of herpes zoster(H-Z). Especially in the elderly, intractable chronic pain is caused by PHN and it affects the quality of...