Usefulness of Inflammatory Markers for the Prediction of Postherpetic Neuralgia in Patients with Acute Herpes Zoster.

Conclusion: In this study, we confirmed that elevated ESR was an independent and significant predictor of PHN in patients with acute HZ. To validate these results, further well-designed, randomized clinical trials are needed. PMID: 29606812 [PubMed]
Source: Annals of Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Tags: Ann Dermatol Source Type: research