Korean J Pain.
2008 Aug;21(2):93-105. 10.3344/kjp.2008.21.2.93.
Treatment of Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Korea.
- 2The Joun Pain Clinic, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea.
- 4Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. pain@snu.ac.kr
- KMID: 2278078
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3344/kjp.2008.21.2.93
Abstract
- Numerous treatment modalities for acute or subacute herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia have been introduced. Therefore, we updated the treatment modalities by conducting a wide review of the medical literature and we created a new treatment algorithm for herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia.
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