title: Repetitive paravertebral nerve block using a catheter technique for pain relief in post-herpetic neuralgia.
abstract: We described in this report a case of post-herpetic neuralgia refractory to medical therapy that was successfully treated with repetitive injections of local aesthetic mixture (bupivacaine 0.5% 19 ml and clonidine 150 microg ml(-1) 1 ml) every 48 h for 3 weeks using a paravertebral catheter inserted at T2-T3 level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Research Unit and Paediatric Intensive Care, Makassed General Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon. zouhnaja@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Z M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Naja
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maaliki
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Al-Tannir
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El-Rajab
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ziade
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zeidan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D051474:Neuralgia, Postherpetic / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D002045:Bupivacaine