Intractable postherpetic neuralgia after herpes zoster duplex bilateralis in an immunocompromised patient: A case report
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
;
: 77-80, 2017.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-21259
ABSTRACT
Herpes zoster is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, and it typically presents as single dermatomal rash and vesicles. It can cause postherpetic neuralgia as a common complication. In immunocompromised patients, the lesions can be cutaneous, disseminated into two non-contiguous dermatomes, and this entity is referred to as herpes zoster duplex unilateralis or bilateralis. We present a case of postherpetic neuralgia after herpes zoster duplex bilateralis in a 60-year-old immunocompromised man. He had a past history of acute lymphocytic leukemia and was treated with allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation 1 year before herpes zoster reactivation. His postherpetic neuralgia pain was difficult to treat and it was refractory to conservative medication and neuraxial block.
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Main subject:
Immunocompromised Host
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Herpesvirus 3, Human
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Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
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Neuralgia, Postherpetic
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Exanthema
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Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
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Herpes Zoster
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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