title: Postherpetic neuralgia.
abstract: Questions from patients about pain conditions and analgesic pharmacotherapy and responses from authors are presented to help educate patients and make them more effective self-advocates. This article is about postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), a devastating complication following reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus. The answer offers an explanation for why this pain occurs, and cites literature regarding its incidence and treatment.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D051474:Neuralgia, Postherpetic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: neuralgia; neuropathic pain; pain; postherpetic; shingles; varicella