Herpes zoster, clinical course and associated diseases: A 5-year retrospective study at Ramathibodi Hospital

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 678-681

  Tunsuriyawong, Sutasinee ^a   Puavilai, Siripen ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Herpes zoster; HIV infection; Leukemia; Mycosis fungoides

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; GABAPENTIN; TRAMADOL; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DERMATOME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; SKIN DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THAILAND;

EID: 23044486588     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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