A Statistical and Clinical Study of Herpes Zoster

Hellgren, Lars; Hersle, K

doi:10.1159/000244936

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“…The lack of seasonality with zoster hospitalizations was remarkable and was observed across all years and all age groups. This was in contrast to documented seasonality of hospitalizations with primary varicella and with the finding of a study of zoster based in clinical practice [37], but it was in agreement with other studies of zoster [38][39][40].…”

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Epidemiology of Primary Varicella and Herpes Zoster Hospitalizations: The Pre–Varicella Vaccine Era

2000

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To determine the epidemiology and costs of hospitalization with primary varicella and herpes zoster in the prevaccine era and the usefulness of hospital discharge data to determine the population impact of vaccination on these conditions, statewide hospital discharge data in Connecticut from 1986 to 1995 were analyzed. Annual hospitalizations for herpes zoster were 4-fold higher than for primary varicella (16.1 vs. 4.1/100,000). Overall, 69% and 83%, respectively, had no underlying immunosuppressive conditions. Regarding primary varicella, 53% of patients were aged <15 years, there was a marked winter-spring seasonality, and Hispanics and blacks were 4.1 and 2.6 times more likely than whites to be hospitalized. Regarding herpes zoster, 66.9% of patients were aged >64 years, and there was no seasonality. The mean patient charges in 1995 were $12,819 for primary varicella and $15,583 for herpes zoster. Analysis of population-based hospital discharge data is a feasible means of monitoring the impact of varicella immunization on severe morbidity due to primary varicella and herpes zoster.

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Epidemiology of Primary Varicella and Herpes Zoster Hospitalizations: The Pre–Varicella Vaccine Era

2000

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“…Kayasthaet al (2009) [15]the disease was more prevalent during the months of Baishakh to Ashad (midApril to mid-July). From Table 3, Thoracic segment was most commonly involved followed by Cranial, Cervical Lumbosacral segments, which is in agreement with the other studies [25] [26].…”

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“…Chaudharyet al (1987) [18]reported maximum cases in [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] [16] found a male to female sex ratio was 1.4: 1.0.Kayasthaet al (2009) [15] found among 174 cases 119 (68.39%) were males and 55 (31.61 %) were females, the male: female ratio being 2.16: 1.…”

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A Hospital-Based Clinical Study of Herpes Zoster- A report of 113 cases

Adhicari¹,

Agarwal²

2017

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“…In three other series with many cases of segmental cutaneous herpes zoster corresponding to T8-Tl2 abdominal muscle weakness was not observed (6,12,13). This support the view that localized weakness and atrophy of intercostal or abdominal muscles, although quite common (14), very often pass unnoticed in the absence of any disability (5, 7).…”

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Abdominal muscle paralysis associated with herpes zoster

Gottschau

Trojaborg

1991

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

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We describe a 77-year-old women with cutaneous herpes zoster in the area of the right T9-T11 dermatomes complicated by abdominal muscle paralysis. Four months after onset of paralysis, stimulation of appropriate intercostal nerves failed to evoke responses from the corresponding segments of the rectus abdominis muscle. Three months later EMG of these muscle segments revealed profuse denervation activity and spontaneous long-lasting burst of high frequency discharges. Magnetic stimulation applied transcranially and peripherally at T10 evoked responses from the left, but not from the right paralytic rectus abdominis muscle. Electric stimulation of right T10 elicited a markedly delayed, prolonged and polyphasic response in the transverse abdominis muscle and EMG revealed polyphasia and increased motor unit potential duration in muscle segments underlying herpes zoster eruption. One and a half years after onset, the paralysis of the rectus abdominis muscle was still present. A survey of the literature concerning this rare type of zoster paralysis is presented.

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A Statistical and Clinical Study of Herpes Zoster

Cited by 23 publications

References 5 publications

Epidemiology of Primary Varicella and Herpes Zoster Hospitalizations: The Pre–Varicella Vaccine Era

Epidemiology of Primary Varicella and Herpes Zoster Hospitalizations: The Pre–Varicella Vaccine Era

A Hospital-Based Clinical Study of Herpes Zoster- A report of 113 cases

Abdominal muscle paralysis associated with herpes zoster

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