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Beyond the Rash : The Lingering Sting of PHN

Posted by SHANMATHI R on Thu, 06 Mar 2025

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Understanding PHN : Post herpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a chronic pain condition affecting nerves , which commonly develops as a reinfection after shingles. The Varicella zoster virus that is known to cause shingles , stays in the nerve root for over periods . Now , this virus gets triggered sometimes from various trigger factors and when this happens it affects the nerve as herpetic neuralgia .What are all the trigger factors?The exact mechanism behind the cause of neuralgia is not fully understo... Read More

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