J Korean Pain Soc.  1990 Jun;3(1):51-54.

Treatment of Post-herpetic Neuralgia in the Patient Who had Steoid-induced Hyperglycemia

• Kim YC
• Kim HK
• Baik SW
• Kim SS
• Kim IS
• Chung KS

Abstract

There are many methods for treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) and of these, epidural steroid or intralesional steroid injection is one of the most effective treatments. But there are some problems in the use of steroids. One of which is steroid-induced hyperglycemia. In that case, the treatment of PHN is very difficult and not so effective. So we used the low level laser therapy (LLLT), He-Ne and IR, for the treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia without any changes of blood glucose level. It seemed that LLLT was a very effective method for PHN without any systemic changes.

MeSH Terms

Blood Glucose
Humans
Hyperglycemia*
Low-Level Light Therapy
Neuralgia*
Steroids
Blood Glucose
Steroids