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SUBMITTER: Choi EM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7378659 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Choi Eun Mi EM Chung Mi Hwa MH Jun Joo Hyun JH Chun Eun Hee EH Jun In-Jung IJ Park Jong Hee JH Choi Eun-Ha EH Kim Jung Eun JE
International journal of medical sciences 20200711 12
Herpes zoster develops when latent varicella zoster virus is reactivated in the trigeminal or dorsal root ganglions. Zoster-associated pain (ZAP) is neuropathic pain caused by the herpes zoster virus. Histological studies of postherpetic neuralgia patients suggest that inflammation is involved in ZAP. The effectiveness of local anesthetic and steroid epidural injections in ZAP patients has been reported. However, most studies included patients with acute herpes zoster, and the safety and therape ...[more]