Nakamura Hiroki, Uekita Ikuo, Hashizume Keiji
Pain Center, Kouseikai Takai Hospital, Tenri, JPN.
Cureus. 2024 Dec 9;16(12):e75425. doi: 10.7759/cureus.75425. eCollection 2024 Dec.
We report a case of a 65-year-old female with postherpetic itch (PHI) over the left chest, who experienced significant relief after pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) therapy. While her initial pain and rash had improved with nerve blocks and medications, she had developed severe itching. PRF therapy significantly reduced the itching, which nearly disappeared. This report suggests that neuropathic pain treatments, like PRF, may also be effective for PHI, a condition that is not fully understood and has limited treatment options but can severely impact the quality of life.
我们报告了一例65岁女性患者,其左胸部患有带状疱疹后瘙痒症(PHI),在接受脉冲射频(PRF)治疗后症状得到显著缓解。虽然她最初的疼痛和皮疹通过神经阻滞和药物治疗有所改善,但仍出现了严重的瘙痒。PRF治疗显著减轻了瘙痒,几乎使其消失。本报告表明,像PRF这样的神经性疼痛治疗方法可能对PHI也有效,PHI是一种尚未完全了解且治疗选择有限但会严重影响生活质量的疾病。
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