J M Molero García, S Moreno Guillén, F J Rodríguez-Artalejo, J Ruiz-Galiana, R Cantón, P De Lucas Ramos, A García-Botella, A García-Lledó, T Hernández-Sampelayo, J Gómez-Pavón, J González Del Castillo, M C Martín-Delgado, F J Martín Sánchez, M Martínez-Sellés, E Bouza
Herpes zoster infection (HZ) is an important public health problem due to its high incidence and frequent complications, especially post-herpetic neuropathy . The incidence of HZ increases with age and is more frequent in immunocompromised patients. It is estimated that at least 60,000 people develop HZ each year in Spain. The usual forms of HZ are so clinically characteristic that they do not usually require microbiological confirmation, which is reserved for cases without cutaneous manifestations or with atypical presentation...
February 8, 2023: Revista Española de Quimioterapia: Publicación Oficial de la Sociedad Española de Quimioterapia