A77-year-old Caucasian female with a history of asthma, high cholesterol, degenerative joint
disease, and stroke presents for assistance in managing post-zoster scalp itch. The patient
had shingles approximately 2 years before the clinic visit with lesions in the left V1
distribution. She had a 7-day course of valacyclovir and the rash resolved within 2 weeks.
After the rash resolved, she had about 2 weeks of pain, followed by constant, unrelenting
pruritus in the same distribution. She had no current pain, numbness, or vision problems …