Impact of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia on the quality of life of Germans aged 50 or above

Impact of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia on the quality of life of Germans aged 50 or above

Abstract Background Herpes zoster (HZ) is a painful dermatomal rash caused by reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus surviving in the patient’s sensory ganglia after a previous episode of varicella. The incidence of HZ increases markedly with age as does the proportion of HZ patients who deve...

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Main Authors: Desmond Curran, Ruprecht Schmidt-Ott, Ulf Schutter, Jörg Simon, Anastassia Anastassopoulou, Sean Matthews
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Herpes zoster
Postherpetic neuralgia
Zoster incidence
Pain
Activities of daily living
Quality of life
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3395-z

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