Superior laryngeal nerve block for treatment of throat pain and cough following laryngeal herpes zoster: A case report

Figure 1 Three days after onset of throat pain, flexible nasolaryngoscopy revealed white ulcerated lesion on the left hemi-epiglottis and the left supraglottic area.

Figure 2 Superior laryngeal nerve block. A: The high frequency linear probe was placed over submandibular area in a longitudinal orientation; B: Using out of plane approach, 2 mL of 50:50 mixture of 1% lidocaine and triamcinolone (40 mg/mL) was injected into the area of the anterior thyrohyoid membrane.