Risk of herpes zoster in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a three-year follow-up study using a nationwide population-based cohort

OBJECTIVE: The goal of the present study was to estimate the risk ratio of herpes zoster among systemic lupus erythematosus patients after disease onset compared with a cohort of patients without systemic lupus erythematosus over a three-year period. METHODS: A nationwide population-based cohort stu...

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Main Authors: Hsin-Hua Chen, Yi-Ming Chen, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Joung-Liang Lan, Ching-Heng Lin, Der-Yuan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2011-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322011000700009