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Shingles pain occurs in ~50% of cases in older adults

Complications of shingles—including postherpetic neuralgia (PHN)—occur in almost 50 percent of older persons with the disease.

Oxman, M.N., M.J. Levin, G.R. Johnson, K.E. Schmader, S.E. Straus, et al; for the Shingles Prevention Study Group. A Vaccine to Prevent Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia in Older Adults. NEJM. 2005; 352(22): 2271-84. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa051016

Reference

Title
A Vaccine to Prevent Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia in Older Adults
Publication
NEJM
Publication Date
2005
Authors
Oxman, M.N., M.J. Levin, G.R. Johnson, K.E. Schmader, S.E. Straus, et al; for the Shingles Prevention Study Group
Volume & Issue
Volume 352, Issue 22
Pages
2271-84
URL
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