Open AccessEarlier treatment improves the chances of complete relief from postherpetic neuralgia
Author(s) -
Dong Hee Kang,
Su Young Kim,
Hyuck Goo Kim,
Jung Hyun Park,
Tae Kyun Kim,
Kyung Hoon Kim
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the korean journal of pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2093-0569
pISSN - 2005-9159
DOI - 10.3344/kjp.2017.30.3.214
Subject(s) - postherpetic neuralgia , medicine , pain relief , neuralgia , retrospective cohort study , neuropathic pain , surgery , anesthesia
As herpes zoster progresses via postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) to well-established PHN, it presents its recalcitrant nature to the treatment. At this point, the well-established PHN is fixed as a non-treatable, but manageable chronic painful neuropathic disorder. This study evaluated the incidence of complete relief from PHN according to PHN duration at their first visit, and the other factors influencing it.