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Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a common condition and affecting 5 to 30% of the herpes zoster patients. In some cases, the pain remained refractory after first and second line treatment for herpes zoster. This suggests that there may be genetic variants that make some patients susceptible to PHN. Using saliva samples from herpes zoster patients the investigators are going to analyze the relationship between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes that are known to be involved in pain and PHN.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHN(+) | Patients who have persistent pain more than three months after the onset of herpes zoster. | ||
| PHN(-) | Patients whose pain disappear within three months. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| correlation between pain SNPs and PHN | At Enrollment |
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Herpes zoster patients in a large university hospital
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Min Yan, Doctor | Zhejiang University | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The second affiliated hospital of Zhejiang University | Hangzhou | Zhejiang | 310000 | China |
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| ID | Term |
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| D051474 | Neuralgia, Postherpetic |
| ID | Term |
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| D009437 | Neuralgia |
| D010523 | Peripheral Nervous System Diseases |
| D009468 | Neuromuscular Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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saliva
| D010146 | Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |