Incidence of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia in Italian adults aged ≥50 years: A prospective study

Incidence of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia in Italian adults aged ≥50 years: A prospective study

Herpes zoster (HZ) mainly affects older adults and immunocompromised individuals and is usually characterized by a unilateral painful skin rash. Its most common complication, postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), may cause chronic debilitating pain lasting for months or years. This study (ClinicalTrials.gov...

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Main Authors: Andrea Salvetti, Vincenzo Ferrari, Remigio Garofalo, Pietro Gazzaniga, Alessandro Guerroni, Antonio Metrucci, Aurelio Sessa, Maria Loretta Severi, Giulio Nati, Mauro Ruggeri, Alessandro Rossi, Laura Cappellari, Kusuma Gopala, Roberta Tosatto, Benedetto Simone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335519300622

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