RESUMEN
El herpes zoster es el resultado de la re a c t i v ación del virus de la varicela zoster, siendo más frecuente en pacientes con edad avanzada y con la in
ABSTRACT
Herpes zoster results from reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus. It is more commom in elderly and inmunocompromised patients. The clinical course of herpes zoster, in patients of Primary Health Care and younger than 60 years of age, is beningn and without complications. The main complication of herpes zoster is the postherpetic neuralgia, which is pain that appears in the affected
INTRODUCCIÓNEl herpes zoster es el cuadro clínico constituido por las manifestaciones dermatológicas (erupción vesiculosa) y neurológica (dolor) que se produce por la reactivación del virus varicela zoster. El dolor es el síntoma más común por el que los pacientes con herpes zoster solicitan atención médica 1 .
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