Herpes Zoster
Authors: Kenneth Schmader
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2018)

Letters18 December 2018Herpes ZosterKenneth Schmader, MDKenneth Schmader, MDDuke University Medical Center and Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina (K.S.)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L18-0558 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:Drs. Goldstein and Mascitelli raise a good point that recent, well-done observational studies showed that statin use in older adults was associated with an increased incidence of HZ. These findings are plausible epidemiologically but also biologically given the known immunomodulatory effects of statins, as Drs. Goldstein and Mascitelli note. I appreciate their added contribution to my article. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Duke University Medical Center and Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina (K.S.)Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M18-0998. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoHerpes Zoster Kenneth Schmader Herpes Zoster Mark R. Goldstein and Luca Mascitelli Metrics Cited byVaccination against Varicella Zoster Virus Infection in Less Developed Regions of Guangdong, China: A Cross-Sectional Serosurveillance StudyAssociation between Meteorological Factors and Outpatient Visits for Herpes Zoster in Hefei, China: A Time-Series AnalysisArising Concerns of Atypical Manifestations in Patients with Hand, Foot, and Mouth DiseaseHerpes Zoster with Contact Dermatitis Developing under a PatchRisk Factors for Poor Pain Control in Zoster-Associated Pain: A Retrospective StudyCorrection: Japanese Translations of In the ClinicA Case of Oral Health Management for a Patient with Extensive Ulceration of the Oral Mucosa Due to Herpes ZosterAntiviral treatment in outpatients with herps zoster in six major areas of China, 2010–2019Protocolo terapéutico del herpes genital y del herpes zósterComparing the efficacy and safety of short-term spinal cord stimulation and pulsed radiofrequency for zoster-related painFire Needling Acupuncture for Adult Patients with Acute Herpes Zoster: Protocol of a Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisEvaluation of the efficacy of unipolar and bipolar spinal dorsal root ganglion radiofrequency thermocoagulation in the treatment of postherpetic neuralgiaCervical Herpes Zoster: An Unusual Cause of HeadacheEfficacy and Safety of Moxibustion for Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisPerceived psychological stress and risk of herpes zoster: a nationwide population‐based cohort study*Herpes Zoster Vaccine Live and Risk of Stroke Among Medicare BeneficiariesImmunity to acute virus infections with advanced ageOral herpes zoster – Case reportEfficacy and safety of bloodletting for herpes zosterThe incidence rate of herpes zoster in inflammatory bowel diseaseAltered EEG Brain Networks in Patients with Acute Peripheral Herpes ZosterEffect of herpes zoster vaccine and antiviral treatment on risk of ischemic strokeHerpes Zoster Presentation, Management, and Prevention: A Modern Case-Based ReviewHerpes ZosterMark R. Goldstein, MD and Luca Mascitelli, MDCorrection: In the Clinic—Herpes Zoster 18 December 2018Volume 169, Issue 12Page: 897KeywordsDisclosureElderlyEpidemiologyObservational studiesStatins ePublished: 18 December 2018 Issue Published: 18 December 2018 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2018 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...