Recommandations pour le traitement et la prévention du zona et des douleurs associées chez la personne âgée [Recommendations for treatment and prevention of herpes zoster and associated pain in aged adults].
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_62A24224457E
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Recommandations pour le traitement et la prévention du zona et des douleurs associées chez la personne âgée [Recommendations for treatment and prevention of herpes zoster and associated pain in aged adults].
Journal
La Revue De Médecine Interne / Fondée ... Par La Société Nationale Francaise De Médecine Interne
ISSN
1768-3122 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0248-8663
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2016
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
37
Number
1
Pages
35-42
Language
french
Notes
Publication types: English Abstract ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Initiated within the first 72hours of the rash, prescribing antiviral drugs reduces both acute neuralgia (AN) and later complications and especially postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). But their analgesic as well as preventative effect on AN and PHN is modest. Combination with analgesic drugs is more often needed for pain management. However, the pharmacological management of pain, in the context of old patients' frailty, co-morbidities and often polypharmacy, must be carefully considered. Based on analyses of the evidences from the literature, this review presents the therapeutic options we have at one's disposal and proposes a stepwise management for both AN and PHN specifically designed for aged population.
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