Repetitive paravertebral nerve block using a catheter technique for pain relief in post-herpetic neuralgia.
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.
Naja
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Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Research Unit and Paediatric Intensive Care, Makassed General Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon. zouhnaja@yahoo.com
Maaliki
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Al-Tannir
M A
MA
El-Rajab
M
M
Ziade
F
F
Zeidan
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A
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*
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D002045:Bupivacaine