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Risk of severe herpes zoster infection in patients with polycystic kidney disease: A nation-wide cohort study with propensity score matching analysis.

Tung-Min YuChi-Yuan LiYa-Wen ChuangCheng-Hsu ChenBrian K LeeMu-Chi ChungHsien-Fu ChiuMei-Chen LinMing-Ju WuChia-Hung Kao
Published in: International journal of clinical practice (2020)
This is the first study to reveal a high risk of severe herpes zoster infection in patients with PKD. High index suspicion of severe herpes zoster infection should be maintained in clinical professionals.
Keyphrases
  • polycystic kidney disease
  • early onset
  • drug induced
  • dna methylation