Clinical presentation of herpes zoster in a Singapore hospital

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 471-474

  Oh, H M L ^a,d   Ho, A Y L ^b   Chew, S K ^c   Monteiro, E H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Singapore)

^b Department of Hematology   (United Kingdom)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^d New Changi Hospital   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acyclovir; Immuno compromised; Post herpetic neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; SINGAPORE; SUPERINFECTION; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0031407504     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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