Incidence of dermatomal involvement of shingles rash
Dermatomes involved: approximate percentage (%)
- disseminated 1%
- thoracic 50%
- cranial 13%
- cervical 15%
- sacral 2%
Reference:
- BMJ (1989), 298, 1537-1538.
- Thomson BJ et al (1991). Rev Med Virol, 1, 89-99.
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