Ann Dermatol.  2015 Dec;27(6):771-774. 10.5021/ad.2015.27.6.771.

Do Interventional Pain Management Procedures during the Acute Phase of Herpes Zoster Prevent Postherpetic Neuralgia in the Elderly?: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

• Jang YH
• Lee JS
• Kim SL
• Chi SG
• Lee WJ
• Lee SJ
• Kim SW
• Park KB
• Lee WK
• Jeon YH
• Kim DW

• KMID: 2157461
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2015.27.6.771

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Aged*
Herpes Zoster*
Humans
Neuralgia, Postherpetic*
Pain Management*

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  Fig. 1 Evaluation diagram of articles found in the literature.

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  Fig. 2 Results of the meta-analysis of five randomized controlled trials. The efficacy of interventional pain management procedures with or without antiviral therapy during acute herpes zoster had significant preventive effects on the development of postherpetic neuralgia over antiviral therapy at 3 months (A; odds ratio [OR] 3.28, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.20~8.96; p=0.02) and 6 months (B; OR 3.86, 95% CI 1.25~11.89; p=0.02). PHN: postherpetic neuralgia, IPs: interventional pain management procedures.

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