| postherpetic neuralgia |
A complication of herpes zoster (shingles) that typically produces a constant, burning pain persisting after the herpes lesions have healed.
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| postherpetic n. |
persistent burning pain and hyperesthesia along the distribution of a cutaneous nerve following an attack of herpes zoster; it may last for a few weeks or many months. It occurs in two forms, Ramsay Hunt syndrome (or herpes zoster auricularis) and herpes zoster ophthalmicus.
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| postherpetic neuralgia |
Neuralgia following an attack of herpes zoster (shingles). It is caused by irritation of the nerve roots of the spinal cord. Treatments include gabapentin. SEE: herpes zoster.
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