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Postherpetic neuralgia

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


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