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10063205

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-3-17
pubmed:abstractText
A great variety of therapies have been attempted for PHN, including pharmacotherapy and physical therapy. However, there has been no decisive treatment, and reports of the clinical efficacy of all available therapies have been rather controversial. Almost all studies conducted so far have looked only at short-term therapeutic efficacy, and only a few investigators have conducted long-term observations or studies on long-term outcome. We followed up the clinical efficacy of iontophoresis therapy using lidocaine and methylprednisolone in 197 PHN patients. Monitoring conducted for an average of 4 years after completion of the treatment showed that pain remained unchanged or improved compared to pain observed upon completion of the treatment in 90.4% of patients. Although 42.6% of patients were still continuing some treatment, 90.9% were found to be able to take care of themselves. Findings obtained were reviewed and discussed from various viewpoints. Our findings showed that iontophoresis therapy is not only effective at the end of the treatment, but its efficacy is maintained over a long period of time, indicating that it is clinically very useful for the treatment of PHN.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0385-2407
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Follow-up of clinical efficacy of iontophoresis therapy for postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Dermatology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article