"Neuralgia, Postherpetic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Pain in nerves, frequently involving facial SKIN, resulting from the activation the latent varicella-zoster virus (HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN). The two forms of the condition preceding the pain are HERPES ZOSTER OTICUS; and HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS. Following the healing of the rashes and blisters, the pain sometimes persists.
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D051474
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.668.829.600.550 C23.888.592.612.664.550
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| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neuralgia, Postherpetic" by people in Profiles.
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Falk J, Thomas B, Kirkwood J, Korownyk CS, Lindblad AJ, Ton J, Moe S, Allan GM, McCormack J, Garrison S, Dugr? N, Chan K, Kolber MR, Train A, Froentjes L, Sept L, Wollin M, Craig R, Perry D. PEER systematic review of randomized controlled trials: Management of chronic neuropathic pain in primary care. Can Fam Physician. 2021 05; 67(5):e130-e140.
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Tyring SK, Lee P, Hill GT, Silverfield JC, Moore AY, Matkovits T, Sullivan-Bolyai J. FV-100 versus valacyclovir for the prevention of post-herpetic neuralgia and the treatment of acute herpes zoster-associated pain: A randomized-controlled trial. J Med Virol. 2017 07; 89(7):1255-1264.