Percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: an alternative to antiviral drugs for acute herpes zoster

Anesth Analg. 1998 Oct;87(4):911-4. doi: 10.1097/00000539-199810000-00031.

Authors

H E Ahmed¹, W F Craig, P F White, E S Ghoname, M A Hamza, N M Gajraj, S M Taylor

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Eugene McDermott Center for Pain Management, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 75235-9068, USA.

PMID: 9768793
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199810000-00031

No abstract available

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

2-Aminopurine / analogs & derivatives
2-Aminopurine / therapeutic use
Acute Disease
Adult
Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use*
Famciclovir
Female
Herpes Zoster / therapy*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pain Management
Pain Measurement
Single-Blind Method
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation*

Substances

Antiviral Agents
2-Aminopurine
Famciclovir