Abstract
Of 106 patients with herpes zoster who visited the Department of Dermatology, Miyazaki Medical College between 1977 and 1980, 63 were treated with the regimen of local drying, warming and sympathetic ganglion block (either stellate ganglion or epidural block). This treatment proved effective for the management of neuralgia and skin lesions and for the prevention of postherpetic neuralgia. The importance of sympathetic ganglion block is stressed as treatment for aged persons with herpes zoster, and this treatment should be initiated early to prevent postherpetic neuralgia.
