"Neuralgia, Postherpetic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Pain in nerves, frequently involving facial SKIN, resulting from the activation the latent varicella-zoster virus (HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN). The two forms of the condition preceding the pain are HERPES ZOSTER OTICUS; and HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS. Following the healing of the rashes and blisters, the pain sometimes persists.
| Descriptor ID |
D051474
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.668.829.600.550 C23.888.592.612.664.550
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neuralgia, Postherpetic" by people in Profiles.
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A Clinical Overview of Off-label Use of Gabapentinoid Drugs. JAMA Intern Med. 2019 05 01; 179(5):695-701.
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Herpes zoster in the age of focused immunosuppressive therapy. JAMA. 2009 Feb 18; 301(7):774-5.
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The epidemiological, clinical, and pathological rationale for the herpes zoster vaccine. J Infect Dis. 2008 Mar 01; 197 Suppl 2:S207-15.
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Vaccination to prevent herpes zoster in older adults. J Pain. 2008 Jan; 9(1 Suppl 1):S31-6.
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Diagnosis and assessment of pain associated with herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia. J Pain. 2008 Jan; 9(1 Suppl 1):S37-44.