Preferred Label : Postherpetic neuralgia;
ICD-11 definition : Postherpetic neuralgia is defined as pain persisting for 3 months following the
onset or healing of herpes zoster. The innervation territory of the first (ophthalmic)
branch of the trigeminal nerve and thoracic dermatomes are the locations most frequently
affected by chronic pain after herpes zoster. Postherpetic neuralgia may emerge in
continuation of the acute pain associated with the skin rash or develop after a painless
interval. Spontaneous pain may be continuous or manifest in intermittent episodes.
Pain evoked as an increased response to a painful stimulus (hyperalgesia) or painful
response to a normally nonpainful stimulus (allodynia) is also common. Negative (e.g.,
decreased or loss of sensation) and positive sensory symptoms or signs (e.g., allodynia
or hyperalgesia) must be compatible with the innervation territory of the affected
cranial nerve or peripheral dermatome (or dermatomes).;
Origin ID : 1797210650;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Postherpetic neuralgia is defined as pain persisting for 3 months following the
onset or healing of herpes zoster. The innervation territory of the first (ophthalmic)
branch of the trigeminal nerve and thoracic dermatomes are the locations most frequently
affected by chronic pain after herpes zoster. Postherpetic neuralgia may emerge in
continuation of the acute pain associated with the skin rash or develop after a painless
interval. Spontaneous pain may be continuous or manifest in intermittent episodes.
Pain evoked as an increased response to a painful stimulus (hyperalgesia) or painful
response to a normally nonpainful stimulus (allodynia) is also common. Negative (e.g.,
decreased or loss of sensation) and positive sensory symptoms or signs (e.g., allodynia
or hyperalgesia) must be compatible with the innervation territory of the affected
cranial nerve or peripheral dermatome (or dermatomes).
