Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: The patients with herpes zoster within 3 months after the onset were studied. The patient underwent nerve blocks and proper medical treatment, and were followed for up to one year. The risk factors of PHN were assessed. We evaluated whether nerve block prevented PHN. RESULTS: A total of 144 consecutive patients were studied. Twenty seven % of patients suffered PHN. Old age (> 65 y. o) and hypesthesia were confirmed to be the risk factors of PHN, whereas the intensity of acute pain was not. Patients who underwent nerve block within 1 month after the onset were less likely to suffer from PHN compared with patients of delayed nerve blocks. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Keiko Tajima, Masako Iseki, Eiichi Inada, Toyo Miyazaki |
Journal | Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology
(Masui)
Vol. 58
Issue 2
Pg. 153-9
(Feb 2009)
ISSN: 0021-4892 [Print] Japan |
PMID | 19227166
(Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Aged
- Female
- Herpes Zoster
(therapy)
- Humans
- Hypesthesia
(complications)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Nerve Block
- Neuralgia, Postherpetic
(etiology, prevention & control)
- Prognosis
- Time Factors
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