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Postherpetic neuralgia and recalcitrant cystic lesions following herpes zoster: A case report and review of treatment options.
Torello LottiDipali RathodAli MirabiClaudio FelicianiUwe WollinaValerio De VitaMohammad JafferanyHamed Mashhadi KholerdiAbhijeet Kumar JhaMohammad TabarestaniGhasem Rahmatpour RokniMohamad GoldustMohamad GoldustMohamad Goldustsubject
AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyNeuralgia PostherpeticDermatologyHerpes Zoster030207 dermatology & venereal diseases03 medical and health sciencesCystic lesion0302 clinical medicineRecurrencemedicineHumansTreatment resistantAgedPostherpetic neuralgiabusiness.industryTreatment optionsGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseDermatologynervous system diseasesbody regions030220 oncology & carcinogenesisQuality of LifeSkin lesionbusinessdescription
Acute herpes zoster lesions in most cases are self-limited except in older and immunocompromised patients, wherein the pain can cause significant suffering. Postherpetic neuralgia is a painful situation for patients that can compromise the quality of life. Here, we report a 30-year-old healthy young man who developed treatment-resistant postherpetic neuralgia after herpes zoster (fourth/fifth thoracic segment) without any underlying immunocompromised state. He also developed some cystic lesions, which were removed by aspiration and surgery. The skin lesions improved 2 weeks after the surgery and postherpetic neuralgia was completely cured after 5 months, however cystic lesions recurred multiple times and were excised completely during each visit. Postherpetic neuralgia has a significant impact on the health-care cost borne by the society and affected individual, hence, it is essential to select appropriate treatment to manage the pain of postherpetic neuralgia.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-17 | Dermatologic therapyREFERENCES |