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Herpes zoster is produced when the varicella·zoster virus is activated and infects the sensitive nerves. The incidence of Herpes zóster increases with age and immunosuppression, and does not vary with sex.
In this case control study, matched by sex, it was determined the possible association between some risk factors and the development of Herpes zoster, using McNemar's method. The study population was 88 cases with their respective controls, 39 males and 49 females. People with fifty years or older where 4.4 times more likely to have a virus reactivation (CI 95%, 1.98-10.8); the possible association between malignancy and Herpes zoster was due to chance. Immunosuppressive treatment predisposed 3.3 times the development of this patology (CI 95%, 1.25-9.53); and finally, the AlDS patients were 18 times more likely to have a virus reactivation (CI 95%, 2.18).
