title: [Value of glucocorticoid treatment in herpes zoster].
abstract: 48 patients suffering from severe acute zoster pain were treated with methylprednisolone 1 mg/kg body weight daily, if bed rest and analgetics had not been effective. The pain completely vanished in 33.3% of the patients; only 20.9% still suffered from unaltered pain. This therapy proved only to be effective if it was applied during the first 5 to 10 days after the appearance of the first lesions. There was no exacerbation observed in any patient. 66.6% of the patients developed postherpetic neuralgia accompanied by rather low pains, as 61.8% of the patients did not need analgetics.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077555:Methylprednisolone Acetate; D008875:Middle Aged; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000077555:Methylprednisolone Acetate; D008775:Methylprednisolone
vernacular_title: Stellenwert der Glucocorticoidbehandlung beim Zoster.