Definitions for "Post-herpetic neuralgia"
severe pain that is experienced in the region of a previous shingles rash, which itself represents a reactivation of the herpes zoster virus in the distribution of a dermatome, commonly the first ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve
A type of facial pain caused by damage from the herpes zoster (chicken-pox) virus. Can occur after a bout of shingles.
the often severe pain along a nerve pathway that sometimes follows the healing of herpes zoster (shingles) lesions.