Herpes zoster in SLE: prevalence, incidence and risk factors.

Andrew KwanHanan Al RayesTijana LazovaNicole AndersonDennisse BonillaJiandong SuZahi Touma

Published in: Lupus science & medicine (2022)

HZ is highly prevalent in SLE, which may be linked to disease-related and treatment-related effects on cellular immunity. Our results suggest that the presence of certain risk factors may be useful to allow identification of patients at risk of HZ and improve its management in patients with SLE.

Keyphrases

systemic lupus erythematosus
risk factors
disease activity
combination therapy
smoking cessation