title: Use of EMLA cream in the treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia.
abstract: EMLA cream is an acronym for eutectic mixture of local anesthetics. It contains lidocaine and prilocaine creams. A eutectic preparation, applied topically, penetrates into the dermis after an application period of 1 to 2 hours. This case report describes the successful treatment with EMLA cream of post-herpetic neuralgia, which was resistant to other modes of therapy, and briefly discusses the pharmacology of EMLA cream.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794-8480, USA.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Litman
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Vitkun
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Poppers
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000368:Aged; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077442:Lidocaine, Prilocaine Drug Combination; D008708:Methemoglobinemia / Q000097:blood; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011318:Prilocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D004338:Drug Combinations; D000077442:Lidocaine, Prilocaine Drug Combination; D011318:Prilocaine; D008012:Lidocaine