Varicella-zoster virus infection and nummular headache: A possible association with epicranial neuralgia

Internal Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 2439-2441

  Chen, Wei Hsi ^a   Li, Tzu Hui ^a   Lee, Lian Hui ^a   Huang, Chih Cheng ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Neuralgia; Neuropathy; Nummular headache; Shingle; Varicella zoster virus; Zoster sine herpete

Indexed keywords

FAMCICLOVIR; GABAPENTIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; NEURALGIA; NUMMULAR HEADACHE; RECURRENT DISEASE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

2-AMINOPURINE; AMINES; ANALGESICS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; COMORBIDITY; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HEADACHE; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867827222     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.7998     Document Type: Article

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