Tinnitus in postherpetic neuralgia

We describe a woman who developed postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) located on the skin areas of the left ophthalmic division of the fifth cranial nerve without ocular involvement. PHN was associated with tinnitus, which was located ipsilaterally to the painful side and increased in proportion to the int...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: De Marinis, Milena, Santilli, Valter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Milan 2009
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3452178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19851823
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10194-009-0167-6
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Sumario:We describe a woman who developed postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) located on the skin areas of the left ophthalmic division of the fifth cranial nerve without ocular involvement. PHN was associated with tinnitus, which was located ipsilaterally to the painful side and increased in proportion to the intensity of pain. Tinnitus was responsive to treatment with duloxetine, 60 mg daily, and subsided when the PHN resolved. This is the first description of tinnitus in PHN.

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