Clinicoepidemiological study of herpes zoster at rural based tertiary center of Gujarat
Journal Title: IP Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dermatology - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction Herpes zoster is a very common clinical condition caused by varicella zoster virus Few studies are done covering the aspects like clinical presentation epidemiology of this very common yet old diseaseObjective To find out clinical presentation morphological pattern evolution of herpes zoster along with its comorbid conditionsMaterials and Methods This was an analytical study conducted from June 2008 to December 2016 based on a preformed proforma carried out at skin department of rural based tertiary health care center We have used Chi square test to analyze and tabulate the data obtained It is an Observational and crosssectional studynbspResults Total 938 patients of herpes zoster were enrolled in the study The incidence of herpes zoster amongst skin OPD cases was found to be 038 The male to female ratio was found to be 1371 Herpes zoster was mainly seen in the age group of 4060 years 338 The most common prodromal symptom seen was itching in 458 cases 415 Most common presenting complaint was pain in 458 patients 4150 The past history of chicken pox was present in 227 patients The commonest segment affected was thoracic in 374 cases 389 Unidermatomal involvement was seen in 886945 cases while multidermatomal involvement was seen in 4346 cases and disseminated in 9 09 cases All the cases were screened for HIV out of them 40 43 were seropositive for HIVConclusion Herpes zoster more commonly occurs in the age group of 4060 years Most common presenting complaint is burning type of pain Most common dermatome involved is thoracic dermatomeKeywords Herpes Zoster Varicella zoster virus Dermatome
Authors and Affiliations
Rita V Vora, Rochit R. Singhal, Gopikrishanan Anjaneyan, Trisha M. Patel
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