Tumescent infiltration of corticosteroids, lidocaine, and epinephrine into dermatomes of acute herpetic pain or postherpetic neuralgia

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 279-281

  Chiarello, Stephen E ^a  

^a Dermatol Skin Cancer Ctr SW F ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ADRENALIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CAPSAICIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DOXEPIN; EMLA; LIDOCAINE; PREDNISONE; PRILOCAINE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; EPINEPHRINE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LIDOCAINE; NEURALGIA; PAIN; PILOT PROJECTS; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

EID: 0031889316     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.134.3.279     Document Type: Short Survey

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