• Nerve pain caused by the herpes zoster virus, also known as shingles.
  Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
  Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
• (post-herpetic neuralgia) Head or facial pain associated with a cutaneous eruption in the distribution of a nerve that persists or recurs after the onset of herpes zoster infection.
  NICHD Pediatric Terminology
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• (neuralgia, postherpetic) Pain in nerves, frequently involving facial SKIN, resulting from the activation the latent varicella-zoster virus (HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN). The two forms of the condition preceding the pain are HERPES ZOSTER OTICUS; and HERPES ZOSTER OPHTHALMICUS. Following the healing of the rashes and blisters, the pain sometimes persists.
  NLM Medical Subject Headings
  U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
• (post-herpetic neuralgia) Pain that occurs after the disappearance of herpes zoster infection lesions.
  NCI Thesaurus
  U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
• Postherpetic neuralgia is chronic pain in areas of skin supplied by nerves infected with herpes zoster (shingles).
  Merck Manuals
  Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
• Herpes zoster (HZ) is a viral infection that usually presents as a childhood infection of varicella (ie, chicken pox). The pathogen is human herpesvirus-3 (HHV-3), also known as the varicella zoster virus (VZV).
  Medscape
  WebMD, 2019
• Postherpetic neuralgia (post-hur-PET-ik noo-RAL-juh) is the most common complication of shingles. The condition affects nerve fibers and skin, causing burning pain that lasts long after the rash and blisters of shingles disappear.
  Mayo Clinic
  Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research