
Uncomplicated zoster does not require inpatient care. Hospital admission should be considered for patients with any of the following:
Severe symptoms
Immunosuppression
Atypical presentations (eg, myelitis)
Involvement of more than two dermatomes
Significant facial bacterial superinfection
Disseminated herpes zoster
Ophthalmic involvement
Meningoencephalopathic involvement
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