Two cases of Herpes Zoter Oticus

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  • 박혜선 (경산대학교 한의과대학 외관과교실) ;
  • 조수현 (경산대학교 한의과대학 외관과교실) ;
  • 오은영 (경산대학교 한의과대학 외관과교실) ;
  • 지선영 (경산대학교 한의과대학 외관과교실)
  • Published : 20011200

Abstract

Herpes Zoster Oticus is a reactivation of latent varicella-zoster infection associated otalgia, facial nerve palsy, sensorineural hearing loss and vertigo. Facial nerve palsy is rapid in onset, usually severe degree, and poor is prognosis. And pain in the form of acute neuritis and postherpetic neuralgia is by far the most frequent and most debilitating complication of Herpes Zoster. The pain of Herpes Zoster may severe, but it is usually transitory. Some patients, with the elderly at particular risk, go on to develop postherpetic neuralgia. In the two cases, pain (especially postherpetic neuralgia) which is often severe and, unfortunately, refractory to most forms of treatment was reduced using herbal medicine and acupuncture but facial nerve palsy was not improved.

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