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10870747

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2 Suppl
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-10-19
pubmed:abstractText
Herpes zoster is a common and painful disease that is caused by reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus. Herpes zoster pain that persists after healing of the acute infection is termed postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), a chronic pain syndrome that is often refractory to all treatment. The prevalence of PHN is expected to increase substantially in the coming decades, because the incidence of herpes zoster and the risk of PHN will both increase as the population ages. Although the results of recent studies provide a basis for improved treatment of patients with PHN, as many as half of all PHN patients do not obtain relief of their pain. Research on the development of improved treatments is continuing, but it has not been generally recognized that an equally important goal should be the design of interventions to prevent PHN. The prevention of PHN would lead to major reductions in disability, suffering, and the use of health care resources.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0749-8047
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S90-100
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Prospects for the prevention of postherpetic neuralgia in herpes zoster patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York 14642, USA. robert_dworkin@urmc.rochester.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review