Cochrane · systematic review · CD005582
Corticosteroids for preventing postherpetic neuralgia
Jiang, X, Li, Y, Chen, N, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · Cochrane Library
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Questions
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 66.7%Low 1 · 33.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Show all 3 versionsCorticosteroids for acute herpes zoster to prevent postherpetic neuralgia
Population: people with acute herpes zoster (within 7 days of onset of rash)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Presence of PHN 6 months after the onset of acute herpetic rashClinical manifestation | RR 0.95 [0.45, 1.99] | 2 studies · 114 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Serious adverse eventsClinical manifestation and laboratory examination | RR 1.65 [0.51, 5.29] | 5 studies · 755 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Non‐serious adverse eventsClinical manifestation and laboratory examination | RR 1.3 [0.9, 1.87] | 5 studies · 755 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |