Intravenous administration of vitamin C in the treatment of herpetic neuralgia: Two case reports

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Schencking, Martin ^a,b   Sandholzer, Hagen ^b   Frese, Thomas ^b  

^a Klinik St Georg   (Germany)

^b Department of Primary Care of the Leipzig Medical School ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid immunology; Immunodificiancy; Postherpetic neuralgia

Indexed keywords

5 (2 BROMOVINYL) 2' DEOXYURIDINE; ASCORBIC ACID; DIPYRONE; GABAPENTIN; IBUPROFEN; IRBESARTAN; MACROGOL; ZINC OXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; BREAST; BURNING SENSATION; BURNOUT; CASE REPORT; DERMATOME; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HEADACHE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYSTERECTOMY; INSOMNIA; JOB STRESS; NAUSEA; ORGANIC PSYCHOSYNDROME; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; RASH; REMISSION; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; ASCORBIC ACID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA, POSTHERPETIC;

EID: 77953908609     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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