The treatment of snake-entangled postherpetic neuralgia, i.e. postherpetic neuralgia with shingles, includes general treatment, medication, nerve block treatment and other treatments.
1. General treatment: pay attention to regular daily life, keep a good mind, and actively diagnose and treat.
2. Drug treatment:
(1) Systemic drugs: commonly used drugs including gabapentin and pregabalin. At the same time, zinc can be used synergistically.
(2) Local drugs: commonly used 5% lidocaine patch, A-type botulinum toxin injection treatment.
3. Nerve block treatment: according to the different parts of herpes zoster pain, there are different blocking methods. There are mainly paravertebral nerve block, epidural block, other nerve trunk block and stellate ganglion block.
4. Other treatments: including high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and so on.
If there is any discomfort, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time. The use of specific drugs should be under the guidance of the doctor.