Predictors of postherpetic neuralgia in patients with herpes zoster: A pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies from North and Latin America and Asia

Kosuke Kawai; Emmanouil Rampakakis; Tsen Fang Tsai; Hee Jin Cheong; Jittima Dhitavat; Alejandro Ortiz Covarrubias; Lin Yang; Miguel Cashat-Cruz; Homero Monsanto; Kelly Johnson; John S. Sampalis; Camilo J. Acosta

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2015.03.022

Predictors of postherpetic neuralgia in patients with herpes zoster: A pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies from North and Latin America and Asia

Kosuke Kawai, Emmanouil Rampakakis, Tsen Fang Tsai, Hee Jin Cheong, Jittima Dhitavat, Alejandro Ortiz Covarrubias, Lin Yang, Miguel Cashat-Cruz, Homero Monsanto, Kelly Johnson, John S. Sampalis, Camilo J. Acosta

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Objectives: The most common complication of herpes zoster (HZ) is postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), a persistent pain that can substantially affect quality of life (QoL). This analysis aimed to evaluate predictors of PHN in HZ patients. Methods: A pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies of HZ patients aged ≥50 years from North America (Canada), Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina), and Asia (Taiwan, South Korea, and Thailand) was performed. Patients within 14 days of rash onset were included. The incidence of PHN was defined as a worst pain score of ≥3, persisting/appearing at >90 days after rash onset. Socio-demographics, HZ disease characteristics, treatment, pain-related interference with activities of daily living, and health-related QoL were assessed. Results: Of 702 patients with HZ, 148 (21.1%) developed PHN. Similar risks of PHN were observed across geographic regions. On multivariate analysis, older age, greater severity of pain at rash onset, employment status, walking problems at enrollment, and pain interference affecting social relationships were significantly associated with the development of PHN. Conclusions: In addition to older age and severe acute pain, this study suggests that impaired physical and social functioning from acute zoster pain may play a role in the development of PHN in this prospective cohort study of HZ patients from North and Latin America and Asia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	126-131
Number of pages	6
Journal	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume	34
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2015.03.022
Publication status	Published - 2015 May 1
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
Conflict of interest: KK was a consultant for Merck & Co., Inc. ER, LY, and JSS are employees of JSS Medical Research, the contract Research Organization responsible for the management of the MASTER studies and data analysis. TFT has performed clinical trials and has received speaking fees from MSD. HJC and JD have no conflicts of interest. AOC has received payments to speak from Merck Sharp & Dohme, Abbott Laboratories, Bayer Health Care, and Sanofi Laboratories. HM is an employee of Merck (Latin America Health Outcomes Research Ugad). KJ is a post-doctoral research fellow at Temple University funded by Merck & Co., Inc. MCC is an employee of Merck and Co., Inc. CJA is an employee of Merck Global Health Outcomes – Vaccines.

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Keywords

Asia
Herpes zoster
Latin America
North America
Postherpetic neuralgia
Predictors

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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Kawai, K., Rampakakis, E., Tsai, T. F., Cheong, H. J., Dhitavat, J., Covarrubias, A. O., Yang, L., Cashat-Cruz, M., Monsanto, H., Johnson, K., Sampalis, J. S., & Acosta, C. J. (2015). Predictors of postherpetic neuralgia in patients with herpes zoster: A pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies from North and Latin America and Asia. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 34, 126-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2015.03.022

Kawai, K, Rampakakis, E, Tsai, TF, Cheong, HJ, Dhitavat, J, Covarrubias, AO, Yang, L, Cashat-Cruz, M, Monsanto, H, Johnson, K, Sampalis, JS & Acosta, CJ 2015, 'Predictors of postherpetic neuralgia in patients with herpes zoster: A pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies from North and Latin America and Asia', International Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 34, pp. 126-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2015.03.022

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Predictors of postherpetic neuralgia in patients with herpes zoster: A pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies from North and Latin America and Asia

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