Chinese Journal of Dermatology ›› 2022, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (12): 1033-1040.doi: 10.35541/cjd.20220608

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Chinese consensus on the diagnosis and management of herpes zoster (2022)

Consensus Workgroup on Herpes Zoster, China Dermatologist Association; National Clinical Research Center for Skin and Immune Diseases   

  1. Consensus Workgroup on Herpes Zoster, China Dermatologist Association; National Clinical Research Center for Skin and Immune Diseases
  • Received:2022-08-30 Revised:2022-10-11 Online:2022-12-15 Published:2022-12-05
  • Contact: Li Ruoyu E-mail:mycolab@126.com

Abstract: 【Abstract】 Herpes zoster is an infectious skin disease caused by the reactivation of varicella-zoster virus, and characterized by skin lesions and neuropathic pain. Based on the consensus of Chinese experts on herpes zoster (2018 version), this consensus comprehensively evaluates and analyzes the existing problems in the diagnosis and treatment of herpes zoster in China, especially in the selection of therapeutic drugs, treatment for special populations and of special types of herpes zoster, management of herpes zoster complications such as postherpetic neuralgia, and herpes zoster vaccination, aimming to better guide the standardized diagnosis and treatment of herpes zoster in clinic practice.

Key words: Herpes zoster, Neuralgia, postherpetic, Preventive health services, Diagnosis, Therapeutics, Consensus