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Modified Jaipur block for the treatment of post‐herpetic neuralgia
Author(s) -
Puri Neerja
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.5083.x
Subject(s) - medicine , rash , neuralgia , anesthesia , methylprednisolone , bupivacaine , surgery , pain relief , nerve block , dermatology , neuropathic pain
Post‐herpetic neuralgia means pain which occurs for longer than one to three months after the resolution of the rash of herpes zoster. We conducted a study of 30 patients having post herpetic neuralgia. All the patients were treated with modified Jaipur block consisting of local subcutaneous infiltration of 2% Xylocaine, 0.5% bupivacaine and methylprednisolone. In our study, it was seen that 20% patients had complete relief of pain after first injection, 60% patients had complete relief of pain after second injection, 10% patients had complete relief of pain after third injection, and only 10% patients did not respond to treatment. The non‐responders were either old (over 60 years) or had pain lasting for more than two years.