title: [Antalgic treatment of acute herpes zoster. A clinical contribution].
abstract: The paper considers the difficulty of pain control in acute herpes zoster and the considerable incidence of NPH in patients given the conventional medical therapies. After a short account of physiopathology of herpetic pain, the treatment of acute cases with epidural or sympathetic blockages using anaesthetics and cortisone is proposed. Personal experience in a series of patients with either acute herpes zoster or NPH who were treated with this method is reported with details of peculiarities and results.
authors.affiliation: U.S.S.L. n. 47, Ospedale degli Inferni, Biella (Vercelli).
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Di Laura
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tiboldo
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000379:methods; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000777:Anesthetics
vernacular_title: Trattamento antalgico dell'herpes zoster acuto. Contributo clinico.