Surgical relief of post-herpetic pain by excision of scarred skin.
This paper deals with the problems of post-herpetic pain. The various modes of treatment which have been tried for its relief are discussed as is our experience of excision of the scarred area of skin. The procedure has been found to offer worthwhile pain relief to a significant number of patients.
D000368:Aged; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000473:pathology