Superficial Cervical Plexus Block for Acute Herpes Zoster at C3-4 Dermatome / 계명의대학술지
Keimyung Medical Journal
;
: 152-156, 2015.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-12460
ABSTRACT
A 50-year-old man visited our pain clinic due to acute herpes zoster with rash occurred 10 days ago. The crusts formed and covered left C3-4 dermatome. Neuroaxial block was worried about infection. Superficial cervical plexus block (SCPB) was performed at left C4 level twice for a month with 1% lidocaine 20 mL and triamcinolone 20 mg. After SCPB, pain and itching were reduced and the patient could sleep at night without awakening. But pregabaline 150 /day was kept due to mild to moderate pain and itching 7 months later from rash. In this case, SCPB was effective method to reduce acute pain and itching but it could not prevent postherpetic neuralgia.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pruritus
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Triamcinolone
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Cervical Plexus
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Pain Clinics
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Neuralgia, Postherpetic
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Exanthema
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Acute Pain
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Herpes Zoster
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Lidocaine
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Nerve Block
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Keimyung Medical Journal
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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