USE OF EMLA CREAM IN THE TREATMENT OF POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA

Authors
LITMAN SJ VITKUN SA POPPERS PJ
Citation
Sj. Litman et al., USE OF EMLA CREAM IN THE TREATMENT OF POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA, Journal of clinical anesthesia, 8(1), 1996, pp. 54-57
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Anesthesiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical anesthesia → ACNP
ISSN journal
09528180
Volume
8
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
54 - 57
Database
ISI
SICI code
0952-8180(1996)8:1<54:UOECIT>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
EMLA cream is an acronym for eutectic mixture of local anesthetics. It contains lidocaine and prilocaine creams. A eutectic preparation, app lied 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 oth er modes of therapy, and briefly discusses the pharmacology of EMLA cr eam.