Topical lidocaine reduces pain in post-herpetic neuralgia
- 1 September 1989
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Pain
- Vol. 38 (3), 297-301
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3959(89)90216-9
Abstract
We report the results of a single session, non-blinded, trial of topical application of 10% lidocaine in gel form to the painful skin of 11 patients with well established post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN). Pain decreased as measured by 100 mm VAS pain scale and 100 mm VAS pain relief scale in both trigeminal and thoracic PHN patients.Keywords
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