A 70-year-old woman with shingles: review of herpes zoster.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1001/jama.2009.822.
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Abstract
Herpes zoster is a common late complication of varicella-zoster virus exposure and can be further complicated by postherpetic neuralgia. Ms A is a 70-year-old woman with shingles and Ramsay-Hunt syndrome who presented to the emergency department with a few days of earache followed by pain in the back of her head. Using her case as a springboard, the diagnosis, natural history, and treatment of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia in immunocompetent older adults are reviewed, in addition to the effectiveness of the herpes zoster vaccine.
Medical subject headings
- Herpes Zoster