Higher risk of herpes zoster in stroke patients.

Yi-Ching TungHung-Pin TuMing-Kung WuKeng-Liang KuoYu-Feng SuYing-Yi LuChih-Lung LinChieh-Hsin Wu

Published in: PloS one (2020)

Physicians should know about that adults with stroke have a higher than normal risk of herpes zoster. Thus, physicians must be acquainted with proper antiviral therapy and pain control to bring down the morbidity that ensues from herpes zoster. Use of herpes zoster vaccine may be considered in stroke patients.

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