Abstract:Introduction:The time criteria used in many studies of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) are arbitrary and do not have supporting evidence. Therefore, this study sought to determine the definite time criterion for PHN by analyzing the skin temperature to estimate the time point when zoster-induced skin inflammatory reaction ends. Methods: Infrared thermography was used to measure the difference in skin temperature between the affected and unaffected areas (DTemp) in the craniocervical and thoracic regions of patien… Show more
“…We read the article written by Juhee Park and colleagues [ 1 ] with great interest. In the study, infrared thermal imaging (IRT) technology had been administered to determine the definite time criterion for postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).…”
“…We read the article written by Juhee Park and colleagues [ 1 ] with great interest. In the study, infrared thermal imaging (IRT) technology had been administered to determine the definite time criterion for postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).…”
“…We would like to thank Dr. Jiaying Lu and colleagues for their interest and constructive comments on our article “Determining the definitive time criterion for postherpetic neuralgia using infrared thermographic imaging” [ 1 ]. Below are our detailed replies to each of the comments.…”
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