Deepa Mohan Lal, Ajmal Rashid, Muhammad Irfan Anwar.
Frequency of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus in patient with herpes zoster.
J Pak Assoc Derma Jan ;25(3):182-5.

Objective To determine frequency of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus in patients with herpes zoster. (HZ). Methods This cross-sectional study was performed at PNS Shifa hospital, Karachi from June, 2013 to December, 2013. A total of 89 patients suffering from HZ from age 40-70 years were included in this study after taking informed consent. All patients underwent fasting blood sugar evaluation from hospital laboratory. Results 34 (38.2%) patients were of 40-55 years of age while 55 (61.8%) were of 56-70 year age group. Mean age was 56.93±8.24 years, 48 (53.9) were male and 41 (46.1%) were females while undiagnosed diabetes mellitus in patients with HZ occurred in 36 (40.5%) while 53 (59. 5%) had no findings of the morbidity. Conclusion Frequency of undiagnosed diabetes mellitus is higher among patients with herpes zoster. So, it is recommended that every patient who present with HZ, should be evaluated for diabetes mellitus.

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