The role of age-sex interaction in the development of post-herpetic neuralgia

• Main Authors: Daniela Amicizia (Author), Alexander Domnich (Author), Lucia Arata (Author), Daniela Zoli (Author), Carla Maria Zotti (Author), Elena Cacello (Author), Maria Rosaria Gualano (Author), Roberto Gasparini (Author), Donatella Panatto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Post-herpetic neuralgia is the most frequent complication of herpes zoster and affects up to 30% of patients. Increased age is a well-recognized risk factor, while the role of gender is highly uncertain. Little research has been performed into a possible combined effect of age and sex in post-herpet...