Herpes Zoster in the Older Adult
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Herpes zoster in older adults.
Herpes zoster (HZ) strikes millions of older adults annually worldwide and disables a substantial number of them via postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). Key age-related clinical, epidemiological, and treatment features of zoster and PHN are reviewed. HZ is caused by renewed replication and spread of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) in sensory ganglia and afferent peripheral nerves in the setting of age-r...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0891-5520
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2017.07.016