Scopus Eşleşmesi Bulundu
2
Atıf
20
Cilt
57-59
Sayfa
Scopus Yazarları: Oguzhan Arun, Serbülent Gökhan Beyaz
Özet
Background Post-herpetic itching [PHI] was found in four percent of all herpes zoster patients. They may even describe this itching complaint without any pain. It may not respond to regular anti-pruritus drugs or anti-histaminics. Sympathetic nerve block has been used with different degrees of success as a component of therapy for post-herpetic neuralgia [PHN] in cranial, cervical, thoracic, and lumbar distributions. Sacral dermatomal involvement of PHN occurs in only three percent of patients.Findings A 40-year-old female patient had a complaint of intractable sacral itching. She had a total colectomy operation one year ago. At the early postoperative period, vesicular lesions appeared at the sacral region. These vesicular lesions were completely healed after anti-viral medications. However, the complaint of itching started thereafter. The patient was treated with various anti-itching medical therapies at different hospitals. We started gabapentin by increasing the dose from 1.8 to 2.4 mg/day. With a partial response to this medical treatment, impar ganglion blockage was performed five times with two- or three-day intervals in a two-week period. After six months, the itching had completely subsided without any recurrence.Conclusions Clinical experiences show that the treatment of neuropathic itching is far more difficult than neuropathic pain. Sympathetic nerve blocks can also be combined with medical treatments. Impar ganglion block has an important role in the early aggressive treatment of zona at sacral dermatome. There are very rare cases in the literature showing that PHI can be treated with a sympathetic block.
Anahtar Kelimeler (Scopus)
Herpes zoster
Interventional
Itching
Sympathetic block
Scimago Dergi Bilgisi
Otomatik ISSN Eşleştirmesi
2012 yılı verileri
Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain
Q3
SJR Quartile
0,171
SJR Skoru
38
H-Index
Kategoriler: Rheumatology (Q3)
Alanlar: Medicine
Ülke: United States
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Herpes zoster
Interventional
Itching
Sympathetic block
Makale Bilgileri
Dergi
Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain
ISSN
1058-2452
Yıl
2012
/ 1. ay
Cilt / Sayı
20
/ 1
Sayfalar
57 – 59
Makale Türü
Özgün Makale
Hakemlik
Hakemli
Endeks
SCI-Expanded
Yayın Dili
İngilizce
Kapsam
Uluslararası
Toplam Yazar
2 kişi
Erişim Türü
Elektronik
Erişim Linki
Makaleye Git
Alan
Sağlık Bilimleri Temel Alanı-
Anesteziyoloji
YÖKSİS Yazar Kaydı
Yazar Adı
Beyaz Serbülent Gökhan, Arun Oğuzhan
Hızlı Erişim
Metrikler
Scopus Atıf
2
Yazar Sayısı
2