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PHN (post-herpetic neuralgia) is the name given to the pain that lingers for months or even years after the shingles rash has healed. PHN results from injury to the nervous system caused by the varicella-zoster virus during the shingles infection. The pain of PHN may be sharp, burning, throbbing or stabbing.
