postherpetic neuralgia (redirected from Neuralgia, postherpetic)

neuralgia /neu·ral·gia/ (ndbobr-ral´jah) paroxysmal pain extending along the course of one or more nerves.neural´gic

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neuralgia facia´lis ve´ra  Ramsay Hunt syndrome (1).

geniculate neuralgia  Ramsay Hunt syndrome (1).

glossopharyngeal neuralgia  that affecting the petrosal and jugular ganglion of the glossopharyngeal nerve, marked by severe paroxysmal pain originating on the side of the throat and extending to the ear.

Hunt's neuralgia  Ramsay Hunt syndrome (1).

intercostal neuralgia  neuralgia of the intercostal nerves.

mammary neuralgia  neuralgic pain in the breast.

migrainous neuralgia  cluster headache.

Morton's neuralgia  a form of foot pain, metatarsalgia due to compression of a branch of the plantar nerve by the metatarsal heads; it may lead to formation of a neuroma. Called also Morton's toe.

postherpetic neuralgia  persistent burning pain and hyperesthesia along the distribution of a cutaneous nerve following an attack of herpes zoster.

red neuralgia  erythromelalgia.

trifacial neuralgia , trifocal neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia excruciating episodic pain in the area of the trigeminal nerve, often precipitated by stimulation of well-defined trigger points.

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Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN)

Persistent pain that occurs as a complication of a herpes zoster infection. Although the pain can be treated, the response is variable.

Mentioned in: Neuralgia, Shingles

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postherpetic neuralgia

Shingles Neurology A painful, residuum of nerve injury post-shingles/herpes zoster, due to a reactivation of HZV. See Lidoderm^®.