• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.127-130
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• 1995

A 34 year old male patient visited to our neuro-pain clinic with symtoms of a left frontal headache, eyeball throbbing and occipital pain. Two days after the first visit to our clinic. pain was aggrevated and the skin eruption appeared on the left forehead. He was diagnosed as raving Herpes Zoster Opthalmicus(HZO). We performed stellate ganglion block(SGB), but pain did not subsid. So a continuous cervical epidural block was perfomed(CCEB) and it could relieve the pain promptly. In this case, VAS(visual analogue scale) was diminished from 10 to 3 and the skin eruption was healed 24 days after the treatment with CCEB and SGB. We experienced that CCEB is more effective rather than intermittent SGB in intractable HZO. CCEB should be considered to the treatment of choice in patients with HZO.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.3-8
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• 1988

Authors have experienced the treatment for the uppermost frequent cases, herpes zoster, frozen shoulder and low back pain among those who visited our pain clinic. 1. Herpes zoster The Patients who received the treatment within 4 weeks of the onset of the disease, not only healed herpes without leaving post herpetic neuralgia but also crust formation was fast. 2. Frozen shoulder Over 90% of the patients who received suprascapular nerve block accompanied with trigger points electric stimulation was very efficient procedure, futhermore, authors felt keenly the necessity each patients co-operation and individual endurance for this treatment. 3. Low back pain An epidural steroid administration to the patients who did not have any organic disturbances was effective treatment. If this non-effective, search other cause of the disease or operation was advisable one.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.349-356
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• 1997

an acute, unilateral, self-limited inflammatory disease of cerebral ganglia and the ganglia of posterior nerve roots and peripheral nerves in a segmented distribution, caused by the chickenpox virus, and characterized by groups of small vesicles in the cutaneous areas along the course of affected nerves, and associated with neuralgic pain. three case of herpes zoster has severe post herpetic neuralgia. these patients has been treated with westernmedicine. But they could not expect to improve condition. We exprienced three cases of herpes zoster that have a result of effect with oriental treatment and lazer threaphy.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.177-186
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• 2014

Objectives : The aim of this study is to report a case of a 51-year-old patient with Herpes zoster, whose symptoms were relieved within five weeks after the East-west medical combined treatment. Methods : A Herpes zoster patient with extreme pain around the right lower ribs and lower back was admitted into the Korean medicine hospital. Bee venom acupuncture was applied directly onto the site of pain and electroacupuncture was applied on $GV_6-BL_{20}$, inferior site of spinous process of the 12th thoracic vertebra-$BL_{21}$, $GV_5-BL_{22}$, $GV_4-BL_{23}$ six times a week. Moxibustion was applied on $BL_{49}$, $BL_{50}$, $BL_{51}$, $BL_{52}$, $GB_{25}$, $LR_{13}$ six times a week, and the patient took daily doses of herbal medicine and western medicines such as anticonvulsants, analgesics, antiepileptics. The patient's symptoms were evaluated with numeric rating scale(NRS) and neuropathic pain scale(NPS). Results : The results were as follows: 1. After the East-west medical combined treatment, the NRS grade decreased from 8 to 1. 2. On the neuropathic pain scale, the patient's symptoms changed from deep sharp pain and burning sensation to superficial dull pain and coldness. Sensitivity to touch, discomfort, and itchiness also decreased. Sudden attacks of pain appeared 14 to 21 days after onset, but disappeared after final treatment. Conclusions : The results of the above patient suggests that the East-west medical combined treatment may be effective for total remission of herpes zoster. Further research is needed to confirm such effects.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2016

The two distinctive clinical features of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) are varicella (chickenpox) by primary infection and zoster (singles) by the reactivation of latent infection. In addition to the two typical clinical symptoms mentioned above, diverse clinical manifestations have been reported as a result of VZV reactivation, including chronic radicular pain without rash, visual loss, facial palsy, dysphagia, sore throat, odynophagia, otalgia, hearing loss, dizziness, headache, hemiplegia, etc. Most of these symptoms are derived from neuropathy and vasculopathy of affected nerves and arteries. Diagnosis of VZV disease can be difficult if there is no appearance of a skin rash during development of atypical symptoms. In addition to natural infection, vaccination and anti-viral agent treatment have influenced the changes of epidemics and clinical presentations of varicella and zoster. In this article, diverse clinical manifestations caused by VZV reactivation, particular without skin rash, are reviewed.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.705-709
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• 2009

대상포진은 흔한 질환으로 여러 가지 합병증을 동반 할 수 있으나 대상포진에 동반되어 수막염이 생긴 경우는 보고는 많지 않다. 저자들은 15개월에 수두 예방접종을 시행 받았고, 5세 때 수두를 앓은 과거력이 있던 건강한 14세 남자 환아에서 대상포진에 동반되어 급성 무균성 수막염이 발생한 증례에서 뇌척수액에서 중합효소연쇄반응을 통해 VZV DNA를 검출한 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.230-235
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• 2002

저자들은 임신 중에 수두를 앓거나 수두 환자와 접촉한 과거력이 없는 산모로부터 출산된 신생아가 생후 7일에 수두를 앓고 난 직후의 아이와 접촉한 후 생후 9개월에 우측 11번 흉곽 신경절을 따라 발생된 대상포진을 임상 및 검사로 확진하였고, acyclovir로 치유한 경험을 하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.16-34
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• 2023

Herpes zoster (HZ) results from the reactivation of a varicella-zoster virus infection and is accompanied by moderate-to-severe pain in most patients. The most common treatment is medication; however, there are still limitations. Acupuncture reportedly has meaningful therapeutic effects and is a possible alternative option in HZ. However, no systematic reviews examining the use of acupuncture and electro-acupuncture (EA) alone have been published; in this study, we therefore aimed to systematically review those techniques. We searched for clinical trials of acupuncture and EA treatment for HZ up to October 2022. Trials that used acupuncture were included. Outcomes were visual analog scale (VAS) and effective rate. Secondary outcomes were time to pain relief, time to pain elimination, incrustation, decrustation, lastly incidence of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN). In total, 22 randomized controlled trials were included in this research. Compared with conventional medication therapy, acupuncture was associated with a significant improvement in VAS, effective rate, and times to pain relief and elimination. Times to new blister cessation, incrustation, and decrustation (days) were significantly improved. Furthermore, the incidence rate of PHN was lower in acupuncture groups. The results suggest that acupuncture could be a reasonable treatment option for patients with HZ who suffer from pain and accompanying symptoms.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.195-201
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• 2005

목 적 : 우리나라에서 성인에 대한 대상포진에 대한 연구 자료는 많이 보고되고 있지만, 소아 청소년 영역에서 발생하는 대상포진에 대한 연구가 거의 없는 실정이다. 이에 최근 10년간 소아 청소년에서 대상포진의 역학과 임상양상을 조사하였고 수두 과거력과 예방접종 유무에 따라 나타나는 대상포진의 양상에 대하여 비교하였다. 방 법 : 1995년 7월부터 2005년 6월까지 10년간 경인지역 4개 대학병원에 대상포진으로 입원한 20세 이하 환아를 대상으로 의무기록을 후향적으로 조사하였고 누락된 기록이 있는 경우 전화를 통하여 확인하였다. 결 과 : 1) 최근 10년간 경인지역 20세 이하 소아 청소년에서 대상포진으로 입원한 환자수가 증가하는 추세이다. 2) 수두 예방접종 후에 대상포진의 발생이 증가되는지를 설명할 수는 없었다. 3) 입원 당시의 주증상은 3/4 환아에서 통증이 동반된 피부병변이었고 대부분 간기능 검사치는 정상이었고 주사용 acylcovir 치료를 받았다. 4) 입원치료 중 합병증이 동반된 경우는 17%이었고, 그 중 뇌수막염(41%)이 가장 많았다. 5) 예방접종 유무와 무관하게 수두 과거력이 있는 환아는 수두 과거력이 없던 환아들보다 대상포진에 의한 합병증 발생률이 높았다(P<0.05). 6) 수두 과거력이 없는 환아들 경우, 수두 예방접종을 시행한 환아는 접종하지 않는 환아보다 대상포진에 의한 합병증 발생률이 낮았다(P<0.01). 결 론 : 최근 10년간 경인지역 소아 청소년에서 대상포진으로 입원한 환아수가 증가하는 추세이었으나, 그 증가 원인과 수두백신이 대상포진의 증가에 영향을 주는가는 확인하지 못하였다. 본 연구자료의 제한점이 많지만, 연구 결과에 의하면 예방 접종력과 무관하게, 수두 과거력이 없는 환아들은 수두 과거력이 있는 환아들보다 합병증 발생률이 낮았고 수두 과거력이 없는 환아들 중에서는 예방접종을 시행한 환아들이 예방접종을 시행하지 않는 환아들보다 합병증 발생률이 낮았다. 올해부터 수두 예방접종이 기본접종으로 시행된 시점에서, 기본접종으로 시행되기 이전과 이후 발생되는 수두와 대상포진에 대한 역학연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.92-92
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• 2014