ArticleJA clinical reports2020
Pregabalin for postherpetic itch: a case report.
Article in JA clinical reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Marked Improvement in Severe Chronic Penile Pain Following the Administration of Mirogabalin: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
- Model of Chronic Itch in Aged Mice: Beneficial Effects of Drugs Affecting Descending Modulatory Systems.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2024Article
- Emerging concepts in neuropathic and neurogenic itch.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2023Review
- Marked improvement in severe postherpetic itching following an epidural block: a case report.JA clinical reports · 2023Article
- The relative frequency of pruritus in postherpetic neuralgia patients presenting to the pain clinic and associative factors.Medicine · 2022Article
- The neuropathic itch: Don't scratch your head too hard!Clinical case reports · 2021Article
- Post Herpetic Itch Leading to Frictional Alopecia of Eyebrow and Scalp-A Hitherto Undescribed Phenomenon.Indian dermatology online journalArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPostherpetic itch has not commonly received attention as a complication of herpes zoster because pain predominates over itch in most patients with herpes zoster. Most cases of postherpetic itch are mild; however, cases of severe postherpetic itch reducing quality of life are rare. CASE PRESENTATION: A 52-year-old woman complained of severe itch in her left pinna and cheek 1 month after the first onset of herpes zoster at the same site. Owing to her scratching, she developed ulcers on her left pinna and cheek. Pregabalin was prescribed, and the itch subsided immediately, with the ulcers disappearing within 1 month. DISCUSSION: Severe itch was thought to be caused by neural injury from herpes zoster. Pregabalin may be a useful treatment option for neuropathic itch induced by herpes zoster.
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