The Korean Journal of Pain  2013;26(1):84-88

doi:10.3344/kjp.2013.26.1.84

Ultrasound-Guided Infraorbital Nerve Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment for Intractable Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Case Report.

Seung Mo LIM 1 ; Hae Lang PARK ; Hyong Yong MOON ; Kyung Ho KANG ; Hyun KANG ; Chong Hwa BAEK ; Yong Hun JUNG ; Jin Yun KIM ; Gill Hoi KOO ; Hwa Yong SHIN

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Keywords

infraorbital nerve; radiofrequency; ultrasound

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

A 60-year-old man presented with pain on the left cheek and lateral nose. The patient had been diagnosed with facial herpes zoster in the left V2 area 6 months previously. Medical treatment was prescribed for 6 months but it had little effect. We blocked the left infraorbital nerve under ultrasound guidance, but pain relief was short term. Therefore, we performed pulsed radiofrequency treatment on the left infraorbital nerve under ultrasound guidance. Six months after the procedure, the reduction of pain was still maintained, and there was no need for further management.