Médecine et maladies infectieuses
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study Observational Study
Prevalence and impact on quality of life of post-herpetic neuralgia in French medical centers specialized in chronic pain management: the ZOCAD study.
(1) We had for aim to determine the rate of patients consulting for post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) in centers specialized in the management of chronic pain, (2) to assess the burden of PHN, (3) to compare the impact of PHN between new (newly consulting for PHN) and known (already treated by pain specialists) patients. ⋯ PHN is a frequent cause of visit in French medical centers specialized in chronic pain management long after the rash has disappeared, and a reason for treatment with drugs that should be prescribed cautiously in elderly patients.