Post-Herpetic Neuralgia

Post-Herpetic Neuralgia

Signs and Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment

Diagnosis

There are no specific tests available to test for post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN). However, people who have recovered from shingles and experience an ongoing pain in the region affected by the initial shingles rash, should contact their doctor to determine if they have developed PHN.

Reviewed by health care specialists at UCSF Medical Center.
Last updated May 8, 2007