Ultrasound-guided infraorbital nerve pulsed radiofrequency treatment for intractable postherpetic neuralgia - a case report -.
A 60-year-old man presented with pain on the left cheek and lateral nose. The patient had been diagnosed with facial herpes zoster in the left V2 area 6 months previously. Medical treatment was prescribed for 6 months but it had little effect. We blocked the left infraorbital nerve under ultrasound guidance, but pain relief was short term. Therefore, we performed pulsed radiofrequency treatment on the left infraorbital nerve under ultrasound guidance. Six months after the procedure, the reduction of pain was still maintained, and there was no need for further management.
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
Seung Mo
SM
Lim
Hae Lang
HL
Park
Hyong Yong
HY
Moon
Kyung Ho
KH
Kang
Hyun
H
Kang
Chong Hwa
CH
Baek
Yong Hun
YH
Jung
Jin Yun
JY
Kim
Gill Hoi
GH
Koo
Hwa Yong
HY
Shin
infraorbital nerve; radiofrequency; ultrasound