Noun
PHN (uncountable)
(medicine) Initialism of post-herpetic neuralgia.
Vaccination with ZOSTAVAX in the SPS reduced the incidence of PHN in individuals 70 years of age and older who developed zoster postvaccination. Source: Internet
Some investigators suggest the pain has to be present for three months to be termed PHN. Source: Internet
The prognosis of PHN ranges from good to poor, depending on the length of time the disease lingers and on the development of complications. Source: Internet