Repetitive paravertebral nerve block using a catheter technique for pain relief in post-herpetic neuralgia

Abstract

We described in this report a case of post-herpetic neuralgia refractory to medical therapy that was successfully treated with repetitive injections of local aesthetic mixture (bupivacaine 0.5% 19 ml and clonidine 150 μg ml-1 1 ml) every 48 h for 3 weeks using a paravertebral catheter inserted at T2-T3 level. © The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia 2006. All rights reserved.