Herpes Zoster After Splenectomy
- 4 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA)
- Vol. 243 (1) , 56-58
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1980.03300270044028
Abstract
Follow-up information was obtained on 102 unselected patients who had undergone splenectomy for nonmalignant disease (ie, trauma, surgical complications, and hematologic indications). In 422 postsplenectomy years, three cases of herpes zoster were observed, two of which were associated with generalized cutaneous dissemination. This incidence is no greater than that reported elsewhere for age-matched normal population. We conclude that in patients without malignancy, splenectomy does not predispose to herpes zoster, but may play a role in cutaneous dissemination. (JAMA243:56-58, 1980)Keywords
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