Ultrasound-guided auriculotemporal nerve block for post-herpetic auriculotemporal neuropathy: A case report

ABSTRACT

Auriculotemporal neuropathy is a rare aetiology of orofacial pain. A 66-year old female patientpresented with severe, throbbing pain around the right ear after herpes zoster. The pain was consistentwith post-herpetic neuropathy and was not relieved by oral medications. To alleviate neuropathicpain, ultrasound-guided auriculotemporal nerve block was done. The pain was relieved completelyand the patient remained symptom-free until the last follow up at eight months after treatment. Withunderstanding of the anatomy and related symptoms of auriculotemporal nerve, auriculotemporalneuropathy can be controlled by ultrasound-guided auriculotemporal nerve block.