Increased risk of lymphoid malignancy in patients with herpes zoster: a longitudinal follow-up study using a national cohort.

Hyo Geun ChoiJames L ZehnderYoung Kyung LeeHyun LimMiyoung Kim

Published in: BMC cancer (2019)

Herpes zoster is associated with lymphoid neoplasm development in the Korean population irrespective of age and sex. The risks of Hodgkin's disease and plasma cell neoplasms are significantly elevated in patients with herpes zoster.

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