2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.10.032
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Asthma as a risk factor for zoster in adults: A population-based case-control study

Abstract: BACKGROUND We recently reported an increased risk of herpes zoster (shingles or zoster) in children with asthma, but little is known about whether it is true for adults with asthma. We determined whether asthma is associated with an increased risk of zoster in adults. METHODS This study was designed as a population-based case-control study. Zoster cases during the study period were identified among adults (aged ≥ 50 years) who resided in Olmsted County, Minnesota. We compared the frequency of asthma between … Show more

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“…Our finding amongst never smokers that early asthma was associated with increased risk of any non‐respiratory tract infection has not previously been reported from studies of the general population. Although no previous studies have examined the overall risk of non‐respiratory tract infections in individuals with asthma, these results are supported by case–control studies on specific pathogens, reporting that asthma was associated with increased risk of Escherichia coli bloodstream infections , invasive pneumococcal disease and herpes zoster . When comparing asthma to diabetes, which is a well‐known infectious disease risk factor , the relative risk estimates for any infection in never smokers were similar for any asthma, early asthma and diabetes.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 81%
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“…Our finding amongst never smokers that early asthma was associated with increased risk of any non‐respiratory tract infection has not previously been reported from studies of the general population. Although no previous studies have examined the overall risk of non‐respiratory tract infections in individuals with asthma, these results are supported by case–control studies on specific pathogens, reporting that asthma was associated with increased risk of Escherichia coli bloodstream infections , invasive pneumococcal disease and herpes zoster . When comparing asthma to diabetes, which is a well‐known infectious disease risk factor , the relative risk estimates for any infection in never smokers were similar for any asthma, early asthma and diabetes.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 81%
“…supported by case-control studies on specific pathogens, reporting that asthma was associated with increased risk of Escherichia coli bloodstream infections [6], invasive pneumococcal disease [10,31] and herpes zoster [40]. When comparing asthma to diabetes, which is a well-known infectious disease risk factor [3,20,41], the relative risk estimates for any infection in never smokers were similar for any asthma, early asthma and diabetes.…”
Section: Early Asthma Vs No Atopic Conditionsmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…In addition, this is the first study to evaluate the association between asthma and herpes zoster in a Korean population. Several previous studies have demonstrated an association between asthma and herpes zoster [13][14][15][16][17]. Three case-control studies have reported that children with asthma have an increased risk of herpes zoster infection compared with those in control groups [13][14][15].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…From these findings, several studies have reported an increased susceptibility to viral infections in asthma patients [12]. A relationship between asthma and herpes zoster has been proposed in several studies [13][14][15][16][17].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 86%
“…The appearance of disseminated herpes zoster in our patient following initiation of benralizumab might just be incidental, as patients with severe asthma are also prone to develop herpes zoster. 8 But at the same time, it is hard to ignore such incidents due to fact of temporal correlation of drug usage (benralizumab in this case) and subsequent development of herpes infection.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%