pharmacy
Patient diagnosed with shingles about 3 months ago received famciclovir tablets 250 mg
three times daily for 7 days and is still complaining of pain in the area although
he reports that the rash has now cleared now has?
A migrainous neuralgia
B postherpetic neuralgia
C trigeminal neuralgia
D chickenpox
E generalised anxiety disorder
B is the answer and the winners are Nikitin and Adekunbi.
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As the rash has disappeared and MA is still feeling pain, he has developed
postherpetic neuralgia. Occurrence of severe pain during the acute phase is
associated with an increased likelihood that the patient develops postherpetic
neuralgia.
B
B
A
E
E