Complications of herpes zoster hospitalizations in a reference hospital in Fortaleza-Ceará, 2009-2018

Patrícia Pereira Limas Barbosa, Caroline Mary Gurgel Dias Florêncio, Carlos Henrique Alencar

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Objective: the aim of this study was to relate sociodemographic, epidemiological and clinical conditions to the occurrence of severe cases of HZ in reference hospital of Fortaleza. Methods: this is a cross-sectional analytical study, based on medical records of patients admitted from 2009 to 2018. Pearson's x2 test or Fisher's exact test were used when appropriate. Results: we analyzed 196 medical records. The presence of complications occurred in 69.9%, the most affected region was the cranial (68.9%), and 1.5% died. The presence of vesicles (PR=1.37; 95%CI: 1.03-1.82; p=0.01) and the choice of antibiotic associated antiviral therapy (PR=0.58; 95%CI: 0.46-0.73; p=0.00) were significantly associated with the severity. Conclusions: the disease may be more severe at ages over 50. The presence of lesions in vesicles was associated with a higher prevalence of complications and the use of antibiotics and antivirals as a protective factor.


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Herpes zoster; Varicella Zoster Virus Infection; Epidemiology; Risk factors

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12662/2317-3076jhbs.v10i1.4244.p1-9.2022

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