Neuralgia, Postherpetic
Neuralgia, Postherpetic Causes
Postherpetic neuralgia is said to be caused by the damaged that occurs during the outbreak of the shingles or the chicken pox.
Neuralgia, Postherpetic Definition
Postherpetic neuralgia, said to be a complication of shingles and outbreak for the second time of the varicella-zoster virus, is a medical condition characterized by pain which usually produces rashes and blisters in the nerve fibers of the skin. It is said to be the remains of for example a chicken pox which are reactivated several years later after the healing of the chickenpox.
Neuralgia, Postherpetic Diagnosis
Diagnosis includes review of medical history of the patient and physical examination as well as close observation of the symptoms as they manifest in the skin of the patient.
Neuralgia, Postherpetic Symptoms and Signs
Symptoms includes pain and burning sensation in the skin, sensitivity to touch and temperature, numbness, headache and itchiness of the skin.
Neuralgia, Postherpetic Treatment
Treatment for Postherpetic neuralgia includes administration of antidepressant inasmuch as it affects the chemicals in the brain; use of Lidocaine Skin Patches and oral administration of drugs that stop the reuptake of nrepinephrine and serotonin; medications to alleviate pain may also be used. In some cases Spinal Cord or Peripheral nerve stimulation are also used to treat the Postherpetic neuralgia.