Severe Herpes Zoster Infection in the United Kingdom: Experience in a Regional Infectious Disease Unit
- 1 March 1989
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
- Vol. 82 (3) , 145-146
- https://doi.org/10.1177/014107688908200310
Abstract
Seventy-three cases of severe herpes zoster infection admitted to a regional infectious disease unit over a 3-year period were reviewed. Complications were common. Elderly patients were in the majority (55%), were hospitalized for longer and accounted for 78% of all complications. Acyclovir therapy was used in 44 cases with a reduction in both the duration of hospital stay and complication rate.Keywords
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