The Korean Journal of Pain
- Volume 8 Issue 1
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- Pages.135-138
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- 1995
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- 2005-9159(pISSN)
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- 2093-0569(eISSN)
Two Cases of Malignancy Diagnosed during the Treatment of Thoracic Postherpetic Neuralgia -A report of two cases-
흉부 대상포진후 신경통 치료 중 발견된 악성 종양 -증례보고-
- Lee, Hee-Jeon (Nam Boo-Jeil Neuro-Pain Clinic) ;
- Lee, Hyo-Keun (Neuro-Pain Clinic, Seran Hospital) ;
- Chung, So-Young (Neuro-Pain Clinic, Seran Hospital) ;
- Chae, Jeong-Hye (Neuro-Pain Clinic, Sin Chun Yeon hap Hospital) ;
- Kim, Chan (Neuro-Pain Clinic, Seran Hospital)
- 이희전 (남부 제일의원 신경통증 클리닉) ;
- 이효근 (세란병원 신경통증 클리닉) ;
- 정소영 (세란병원 신경통증 클리닉) ;
- 채정혜 (신천 연합 병원 신경통증 클리닉) ;
- 김찬 (세란병원 신경통증 클리닉)
- Published : 1995.04.15
Abstract
We experienced two cases of malignancy diagnosed during the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia. One case was a lung cancer and the other case was a pancreatic cancer. Generally, herpes zoster frequently occurred in the patients who have immunosupressive disease, diabetes mellitus, malignancy and tuberculosis, etc. It is necessary to rule out malignancy in the patients who have herpes zoster, especially those patients whth severe eruptive cluster, persisting to the therapy or multifocal pain. So, we must carefully observe and follow up the patients to find out malignancy as well as to diminish the pain.