Herpes Zoster and the Risk for Stroke in Patients with Autoimmune Diseases

BACKGROUND: Herpes zoster (HZ) is an opportunistic infection caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV), and observed with increasing frequency in patients on immunosuppressive therapies. Prior literature has suggested that the risk of stroke may increase shortly after herpes zoster, but little is known...

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Published in:Arthritis Rheumatol
Main Authors: Calabrese, LH, Xie, F, Yun, H, Winthrop, K, Baddley, JW, Calabrese, C, Curtis, JR
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5548372/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27588578
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/art.39855
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