Open AccessHerpes Zoster and Recurrent Herpes Zoster
Author(s) -
Kimíyasu Shiraki,
Nozomu Toyama,
Tohru Daikoku,
Misako Yajima
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofx007
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatome , incidence (geometry) , population , pediatrics , surgery , dermatology , physics , environmental health , optics
Recurrent HZ was observed in 6.41% of patients, with a higher incidence in women. Moreover, HZ experience reduced the HZ incidence to 31.7% of the incidence in the HZ-naive population.
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