How should we treat postherpetic neuralgia?

• मुख्य लेखकों: Julia Czerwik (लेखक), Joanna Cieszkowska (लेखक), Joanna Dmochowska (लेखक), Marta Czubala (लेखक), Wiktor Wróblewski (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is the most common long-term complication of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) reactivation. It is characterized primarily by persistent pain more than 90 days after the illness at the site where the rash was. This pain is sharp, burning, stabbing in nature. Postherpetic neur...