Use of EMLA cream in the treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia

EMLA cream is an acronym for eutectic mixture of local anesthetics. It contains lidocaine and prilocaine creams. A eutectic preparation, applied topically, penetrates into the dermis after an application period of 1 to 2 hours. This case report describes the successful treatment with EMLA cream of p...

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Published in:Journal of clinical anesthesia 1996-02, Vol.8 (1), p.54-57
Main Authors: Litman, Steven J., Vitkun, Stephen A., Poppers, Paul J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration, Topical
Aged
Anesthetics, Local - administration & dosage
Anesthetics, Local - therapeutic use
Drug Combinations
EMLA
eutectic mixture of local anesthetics
Female
Herpesviridae Infections - complications
herpetic neuralgia
Humans
lidocaine
Lidocaine - administration & dosage
Lidocaine - therapeutic use
Lidocaine, Prilocaine Drug Combination
local anesthesia
Methemoglobinemia - blood
Neuralgia - drug therapy
Neuralgia - etiology
Pain Measurement
post-herpetic neuralgia
prilocaine
Prilocaine - administration & dosage
Prilocaine - therapeutic use
topical anesthesia
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Summary:EMLA cream is an acronym for eutectic mixture of local anesthetics. It contains lidocaine and prilocaine creams. A eutectic preparation, applied topically, penetrates into the dermis after an application period of 1 to 2 hours. This case report describes the successful treatment with EMLA cream of post-herpetic neuralgia, which was resistant to other modes of therapy, and briefly discusses the pharmacology of EMLA cream.
ISSN:0952-8180
1873-4529
DOI:10.1016/0952-8180(95)00176-X