A Bilateral Lumbar Multidermatomal Herpes Zoster in an Elderly Woman with Chronic Kidney Disease
Abstract Herpes zoster (HZ) is a painful rash caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) permanently latent within the cranial or dorsal root ganglia. Usually the rash presents in only one side of the body, in a single dermatome or restricted to a part of it. In immunocompromised...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Adis, Springer Healthcare
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Pain and Therapy |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s40122-020-00176-2 |