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Herpes zoster in immunocompetent and immunocompromised Japanese children

Naohide Takayama, Hideo Yamada, Hidefumi Kaku

Pediatrics International · 2000 · 64 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

The present study confirmed that varicella in the first year of life was a risk factor in immunocompetent children, as reported previously. Herpes zoster in children without immunosuppression was found not to be as mild as generally accepted.

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