Gomes Rafael Tomaz, de Nazareth Pedras Roberto Brígido, da Silva Josefino Fagundes, de Aguiar Maria Cássia Ferreira
Pain Clinic, Hospital das Clínicas Federal, University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Headache. 2007 May;47(5):728-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2007.00795_3.x.
Sympathetic blocks have been indicated for the diagnosis and treatment of painful neuropathic conditions, such as herpes zoster (HZ) and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). The purpose of this article is to report a case of mandibular HZ and PHN in an HIV-positive patient, and discuss the efficacy of sympathetic nerve blocks for pain relief and prevention of PHN.
交感神经阻滞已被用于诊断和治疗疼痛性神经病变，如带状疱疹（HZ）和带状疱疹后神经痛（PHN）。本文旨在报告一例HIV阳性患者的下颌部HZ和PHN病例，并探讨交感神经阻滞对缓解疼痛和预防PHN的疗效。
