Predictors of pain intensity and persistence in a prospective Italian cohort of patients with herpes zoster: relevance of smoking, trauma and antiviral therapy

BACKGROUND: Herpes zoster (HZ) is a common disease, characterized by rash-associated localized pain. Its main complication, post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), is difficult to treat and may last for months to years in the wake of rash resolution. Uncertainties remain as to the knowledge of predictors of...

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Autores principales: Parruti, Giustino, Tontodonati, Monica, Rebuzzi, Cristina, Polilli, Ennio, Sozio, Federica, Consorte, Augusta, Agostinone, Adriana, Di Masi, Francesco, Congedo, Gabriele, D'Antonio, Domenico, Granchelli, Carla, D'Amario, Claudio, Carunchio, Carlo, Pippa, Lucio, Manzoli, Lamberto, Volpi, Antonio
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2964549/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20937086
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-8-58

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2964549/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20937086
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-8-58

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