Shingles-related pain, post-herpetic neuralgia
Conditions
Interventions
Herpes zoster neuralgia group:No
Post-herpetic neuralgia group:No
Control group:No
Sponsors
The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Herpes zoster neuralgia group(group HZ): patients diagnosed with herpes zoster in the pain ward of the anesthesiology department from January 2020 to August 2021 ; 2. Post-herpetic neuralgia group(group PHN): patients diagnosed with post-herpetic neuralgia ; 3. Control group(group C): healthy volunteers in the phase I clinical ward during the same period. The diagnosis of herpes zoster depends on the history and typical manifestations of the rash and shingles-related pain . Before the appearance of the rash, some patients experience lack of energy, headache, photophobia and skin paresthesia during the prodromal period 3-5 days. The diagnosis of post-herpes zoster neuralgia depends on whether the pain in the affected area of herpes zoster is more than 3 months.Pain lasting more than three months can be diagnosed as post-herpetic neuralgia.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with congestive heart failure; 2. Severe infections; 3. Coronary artery disease; 4. Malignant arrhythmia; 5. Severe organic diseases of vital organs.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte ratio; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactCheng Bo
The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Outcome results
None listed