Patients with appendectomy are at increased risk of herpes zoster: real-world data in Taiwan
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DOI: 10.1007/s11739-018-2010-z
Abstract: Some case reports showed that despite being rare, acute appendicitis could be caused by primary varicella-zoster virus infection [1]. Epidemiologic studies have shown that appendectomy is associated with increased risk of various infections including pyogenic… read more here.
Keywords: appendectomy group; increased risk; group; herpes zoster ... See more keywords