Clinical practice: Herpes zoster.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1056/NEJMcp1302674 and PMC identifier 4789101.
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Abstract
A 65-year-old man presents with a rash of 2 days duration over the right forehead with vesicles and pustules, a few lesions on the right side and tip of the nose, and slight blurring in the right eye. The rash was preceded by tingling in the area and is now associated with aching pain. How should this patient be evaluated and treated?
Medical subject headings
- Antiviral Agents
- Herpes Zoster
- Herpes Zoster Vaccine