A 26-year-old previously healthy man presented with a 1-month history of progressive mouth sores, eye discomfort, and skin rash. Over the 2 weeks before presentation, he had lost more than 10 kg (22 lb) because of difficulty in swallowing fluids and food, caused by the mouth sores. He had a history of herpes gladiatorum affecting his right shoulder. On physical examination, approximately 90% of...

OBJECTIVE To study whether prednisolone reduces sequelae in Bell's palsy. DESIGN Prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial with 12 months of follow-up. SETTING Seventeen referral centers. PATIENTS In all, 829 patients aged 18 to 75 years. INTERVENTIONS Randomization within 72 hours in a factorial fashion to placebo plus placebo (n = 206); prednisolone,...

TOPIC Evaluation of evidence-based strategies for managing herpes zoster (HZ) and the pain of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). CLINICAL RELEVANCE Approximately 20% of the world's population suffers from herpes zoster at least once in a lifetime, with 10% to 20% having ophthalmic involvement. Treatment of the acute disease with oral antivirals may reduce the incidence and severity of complication...

Aim
 Several studies were conducted to determine the characteristics of hospitalized patients with Herpes Zoster. This study aimed evaluate especially elderly Zoster and compare them young adult in tertiary clinic Turkey.
 Material Methods
 Hospitalized HZ enrolled 2008 2020. Age, gender, length hospitalization, affected dermatomes, treatment agents, comorbidities, complications ...