ArticleCureus2019
Postherpetic Pruritus: A Potential Complication of Herpes Zoster Virus Infection.
Article in Cureus, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Effect of dexmedetomidine combined with ropivacaine in ultrasound-guided paravertebral nerve block for acute herpes zoster neuralgia patients.Indian journal of pharmacology · 2025Trial
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- Efficacy of Botulinum Type A Injection for the Treatment of Postherpetic Neuralgia and Pruritus Persisting for More Than Four Years-A Case Report.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- A Guide to Preclinical Models of Zoster-Associated Pain and Postherpetic Neuralgia.Current topics in microbiology and immunology · 2023Review
- The relative frequency of pruritus in postherpetic neuralgia patients presenting to the pain clinic and associative factors.Medicine · 2022Article
- Post Herpetic Itch Leading to Frictional Alopecia of Eyebrow and Scalp-A Hitherto Undescribed Phenomenon.Indian dermatology online journalArticle
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Abstract
Postherpetic pruritus is an uncommon adverse sequela of Varicella zoster infection. It can present with or without prior postherpetic neuralgia. A 57-year-old woman who developed persistent postherpetic pruritus following a Varicella zoster infection, affecting the skin between her right thoracic fifth to eighth dermatomes is described; she did not have postherpetic neuralgia. Her condition did not improve with systemic antiviral or gabapentin treatment; however, nine years later, she exhibited significant relief after two months of acyclovir 800 mg five times daily. In summary, postherpetic pruritus is a potential complication that can occur alone or in combination with postherpetic neuralgia. Some patients with postherpetic pruritus have a treatment-refractory disease. However, other patients respond to gabapentin; yet, long-term interventions may be necessary for persistent pruritus. Our patient's pruritus significantly improved after restarting systemic antiviral therapy.
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