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Postherpetic Nneuralgia: Review of Treatment Modalities

Author(s) -

Philip S. L. Chan,

Alexander J. Clark

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

pain research and management

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702

H-Index - 56

eISSN - 1918-1523

pISSN - 1203-6765

DOI - 10.1155/2000/370945

Subject(s) - postherpetic neuralgia , medicine , shingles , gabapentin , neuralgia , varicella zoster virus , modalities , anesthesia , neuropathic pain , social science , virus , alternative medicine , pathology , virology , sociology

BACKGROUND: Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is the etiological agent for both varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (HZ) (shingles). HZ results from the reactivation of VZV acquired during childhood. Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is the most common complication of HZ infection in immunocompetent patients. There is no universally accepted definition of PHN. While the mechanisms producing pain associated with PHN are not fully understood, peripheral and central processes are thought to be important

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