Vesicular herpes zoster eruption following chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treatment in the emergency department: lessons learnt from immunosuppression

CONCLUSION: HZ can develop in COPD patients, mainly using inhaled steroids. Compliance to medication should be monitored, on the other hand zoster vaccination should be provided to prevent it and its foremost complication which includes secondary bacterial infection, post-herpetic neuralgia, scarring, nerve palsy and encephalitis in case with disseminated zoster.PMID:38463104 | PMC:PMC10923375 | DOI:10.1097/MS9.0000000000001698

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Source: Herpes - March 11, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Abhigan Babu Shrestha Pukar Gupta Nisha Gurung Sudarshan Kandel Mahima Upadhyay Amrita Gurung Shailendra Karki Mobin Ibne Mokbul Source Type: research