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Review of Varicella zoster virus : from epidemiology to prevention [PDF]
, 2008 The Varicella zoster virus is a human pathogen which causes Varicella after primary infection and herpes zoster after secondary reactivation. Both disease manifestations can occur at any age; however, Varicella is seen more commonly in children whilst ...
Pace, David
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Antiepileptic drugs for the treatment of neuropathic pain : a systematic review [PDF]
, 2012 Many therapies have been proposed for the management of neuropathic pain, and they include the use of different antiepileptic drugs. However, the lack of high quality studies indicates that results on the different neuropathic disorders under study ...
Gay Escoda, Cosme +3 more
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The Role of Viruses in the Pathogenesis of Periodontitis
Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.This narrative review aimed to summarize current evidence on the presence and potential pathogenic role of viruses in periodontitis. Design: Narrative Review; Population: Patients with periodontitis; Exposure: Detection of viruses in oral samples (biopsies, saliva, gingival crevicular fluid, subgingival plaque, blood); Outcome: Viral prevalence, load ...
Kim Natalie Stolte +2 more
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What is the prognosis of postherpetic neuralgia? [PDF]
, 2003 Postherpetic neuralgia occurs rarely among patients aged 70 years, 25% had some pain at 3 months, but only 10% had pain at 1 year, and none had severe pain.
Gazewood, John D., Meadows, Susan E.
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Effect of duration of postherpetic neuralgia on efficacy analyses in a multicenter, randomized, controlled study of NGX-4010, an 8% capsaicin patch evaluated for the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia [PDF]
, 2010 Background Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a painful and difficult to treat complication of acute herpes zoster. Current treatment options provide only partial relief and are often limited by poor tolerability.
Rauck Richard +4 more
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Postherpetic neuralgia: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and pain management pharmacology
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2016 Theresa Mallick-Searle,1 Brett Snodgrass,2 Jeannine M Brant,3 1Pain Management Center, Stanford Health Care, Redwood City, CA, 2LifeLinc Pain Centers, Cordova, TN, 3Billings Clinic, Billings, MT, USA Abstract: Herpes zoster, also known as shingles, is a ...
Mallick-Searle T, Snodgrass B, Brant JM
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Clinical Case ReportsReports on surgical treatment for postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia after COVID vaccination have not been found in the literature. Here, we described a case of postherpetic trigeminal neuralgia after COVID vaccination that was treated with percutaneous ...
M. Kodeeswaran +6 more
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Acyclovir and postherpetic neuralgia
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 1990 Studies have demonstrated the benefit of acyclovir, given intravenously or orally, on the acute illness in herpes zoster (HZ). Whether or not such treatment influences the subsequent development of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) has been the subject of recent controversy.
Klenerman, P, Luzzi, G
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What measures relieve postherpetic neuralgia? [PDF]
, 2009 Tricyclic antidepressants, gabapentin, and pregabalin effectively reduce pain (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, at least 2 good-quality randomized controlled trials [RCTs] and/or meta-analyses). Opioids have demonstrated pain relief in 3 RCTs (SOR: A,
Chhabra, Shalini +3 more
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Genitofemoral neuralgia : adding to the burden of chronic vulvar pain [PDF]
, 2015 The vulva is a particularly common locus of chronic pain with neuropathic characteristics that occurs in women of any age, though most women with neuropathic type chronic vulvar pain will remain undiagnosed even following multiple physician visits. Here,
De Muynck, Martine +2 more
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