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Review
. 2013 Jul 18;369(3):255-63.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMcp1302674.

Clinical practice: Herpes zoster

Jeffrey I Cohen  1
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Review

Clinical practice: Herpes zoster

Jeffrey I Cohen. N Engl J Med. .

Abstract

A 65-year-old man presents with a rash of 2 days duration over the right forehead with vesicles and pustules, a few lesions on the right side and tip of the nose, and slight blurring in the right eye. The rash was preceded by tingling in the area and is now associated with aching pain. How should this patient be evaluated and treated?

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) Zoster in the ophthalmic (V1) branch of the trigeminal ganglia. Photograph courtesy of Michael Oxman, M.D. (B) Vesicles and pustules in a patient with zoster. These are representative photographs and are not from the case presented.
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Comment in

  • Herpes zoster.
    Cohen JI. Cohen JI. N Engl J Med. 2013 Oct 31;369(18):1766-7. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1310369. N Engl J Med. 2013. PMID: 24171531 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Herpes zoster.
    Hirschmann JV. Hirschmann JV. N Engl J Med. 2013 Oct 31;369(18):1765. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1310369. N Engl J Med. 2013. PMID: 24171532 No abstract available.
  • Herpes zoster.
    Katz JA. Katz JA. N Engl J Med. 2013 Oct 31;369(18):1765-6. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1310369. N Engl J Med. 2013. PMID: 24171533 No abstract available.
  • Herpes zoster.
    Fried RE. Fried RE. N Engl J Med. 2013 Oct 31;369(18):1766. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1310369. N Engl J Med. 2013. PMID: 24171534 No abstract available.

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