title: Severe herpes zoster neuralgia in a pregnant woman treated with acetaminophen.
abstract: There is no recommendation for the treatment of herpes zoster neuralgia in pregnancy, as it even sometimes needs administration of strong opioids.
  
  
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  Here, we report a pregnant woman with severe zoster neuralgia who responded favorably to acetaminophen. Due to the drug's safe profile and good efficacy, acetaminophen can be used as an alternative for herpetic neuralgia in pregnant women. However, controlled studies are still needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Molecular Dermatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. msadati63@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Maryam Sadat
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sadati
authors.affiliation: Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. imanahrari@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Iman
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ahrari
mesh_terms: D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000082:Acetaminophen; D000212:Acyclovir