Open AccessCLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL FEATURES OF HERPES ZOSTER IN TAJIK REPUBLIC
Author(s) -
М С Исаева,
Munira Takhirovna Mirzoeva,
O. Yu Olisova,
Н Г Кочергин
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
rossijskij žurnal kožnyh i veneričeskih boleznej
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2412-9097
pISSN - 1560-9588
DOI - 10.18821/1560-9588-2018-21-2-81-84
Subject(s) - epidemiology , medicine , etiology , disease , population , pathogenesis , dermatology , pediatrics , pathology , environmental health
Herpes zoster (HZ) is one of the common viral skin disease with typical clinical picture and well known etiology and pathogenesis. Epidemiological and clinical peculiarities and differences of herpes zoster in different ethnic groups and geographical regions still present a field of special interest. The aim of this work was to investigate clinically HZ in Tajikistan republic. The male predominance (57.8% and 42.2%) was found as well as the higher level of the disease in urban aeries comparing to rural ones (66.7% and 33.3%). The most frequent clinical forms of HZ in Tajik population were erythematose and vesicular (63.3%), hemorrhagic (21.1%) and bullouse form (15.6%). Conclusion: the high level of severe hemorrhagic and bullouse forms of HZ and the disease predominance among urban population are characteristic for patients in Tajik Republic.