A Complicated Case of Herpes Zoster
Dear Colleagues: Is it possible that the incidence of herpes zoster (“shingles”) is on the rise? An interesting case of post-herpetic neuralgia in my office has had me pondering this question. I had heard the suspicion expressed that varicella (chicken pox) vaccination programs of children were having the unintended consequences of increasing the incidence of herpes zoster […]
