Factors influencing pain outcome in herpes zoster: an observational study with valaciclovir

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Authors

J. Decroix · Centre Hospitalier de Mouscron

H Partsch · Wilhelminen Hospital

Rey Jesús Romero · Tecnológico de Monterrey

H Mobacken · Sahlgrenska University Hospital

C-L. Goh · National Skin Centre

J.B. Walsh · St. James's Hospital

Shailja Shukla ·

Abstract

This study confirmed the prognostic importance of advancing age and the intensity of prodromal or acute pain as risk factors for prolonged zoster-associated pain and persisting abnormal sensations in the affected dermatome. Ophthalmic zoster and pre-existing neurological disorders are also identified as highly significant risk factors for prolonged abnormal sensations in herpes zoster.

Topics & Keywords

Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects Dermatology and Skin Diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volume 14, Issue 1, pp. 23-33

DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2000.00020.x

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