Herpes zoster-varicella complicating anterior thoracic surgery: 2 Case reports

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 299-301

  Godfrey, Elisha K ^a   Brown, Christopher ^b   Stambough, Jeffery L ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Postoperative pain; Shingles; Spinal reconstruction; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CARISOPRODOL; FAMCICLOVIR; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; METHOTREXATE; OXYCODONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORAX SURGERY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; LAMINECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; VERTEBRA;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33746518684     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000204499.76600.a5     Document Type: Review

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