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Front Pain Res (Lausanne)
December 2024
Tianjin Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a severe and persistent pain condition following herpes zoster infection. This case report details the analgesic effects of acupuncture combined with electroacupuncture in a 66-year-old male patient presenting with PHN and peripheral facial paralysis, who showed limited response to conventional treatment with corticosteroids and antiviral medications. Following a comprehensive treatment protocol, including pricking-cupping bloodletting, and targeted acupuncture, the patient experienced significant pain relief and improved facial nerve function.
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December 2025
Centre for Virus Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
Herpes zoster (HZ) is increasingly common in the aging and is experienced by approximately one in three people in their lifetime. It is also relatively common in immune-compromised people. Acute HZ causes severe pain, reduced quality of life and severe complications, including prolonged pain, or postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), and ocular zoster, which may rarely progress to blindness.
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December 2024
Huashan Rare Disease Center and Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, National Center for Neurological Disorders, Fudan University, No.12 Urumqi Middle Road, Jing 'an District, Shanghai 200040, China.
Background: Thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis (TAMG) is a subtype of myasthenia gravis (MG) that is associated with more severe symptoms and a relatively poor prognosis. Eculizumab, an inhibitor to target human C5 component of the complement cascade, is considered a treatment option for refractory generalized MG (gMG).
Objectives: To explore the safety and efficacy of eculizumab in patients with TAMG.
Ocul Immunol Inflamm
December 2024
Uvea Services, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India.
Purpose: To report a case of exudative retinal detachment (ERD) in a child with Acute retinal necrosis (ARN).
Method: Retrospective Chart Review.
Result: A six-year-old boy presented with anterior uveitis with hypopyon and exudative retinal detachment with peripheral confluent patches of retinitis in the left eye.
Pak J Med Sci
December 2024
Dr. Asif Bashir, MD; FAANC; FACS, Punjab Institute of Neurosciences, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Objective: To assess the clinical presentation, causative agents, and treatment outcomes in patients diagnosed with Elsberg syndrome (ES).
Methods: A thorough literature search was conducted on the mentioned topic using PRISMA guidelines via PubMed, Google Scholar, and SCOPUS. Articles published between 2000 and 2023 were included using advanced search and Boolean strategy.
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