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01-03-2024 | Shingles | Research Letter
Risk and determinants of herpes zoster in bullous pemphigoid: a large-scale population-based study
Authors:
Khalaf Kridin, Efrat Jeshurun, Orly Weinstein, Arnon D. Cohen
Published in:
Archives of Dermatological Research
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Issue 2/2024
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Excerpt
The burden of herpes zoster (HZ) among individuals with bullous pemphigoid (BP) remains to be firmly established as previous studies were inconsistent and were hampered by prominent methodological drawbacks [
1,
2]. Our knowledge about determinants and risk factors of HZ in BP is sparse. Delineating this topic is of substantial clinical significance as it might shed light on putative measures that might be adapted in high-risk patient populations to mitigate the risk of HZ. …