Fast Five Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Shingles?

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

For more on the treatment of herpes zoster, read here.

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