A. The epidemiology of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia A. The epidemiology of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia. The annual incidence of herpes zoster per 1,000 persons in a general medical practice. B. The percentage of patients with pain persisting after the onset of the herpes zoster rash. These data are from the placebo recipients in one large, double-blind treatment study. C. The proportion of patients with postherpetic neuralgia according to age. (From Kost RG, Straus SE: Postherpetic neuralgia: Pathogenesis, treatment, and prevention. N Engl J Med 335:32, 1996 with permission.) Source: Chapter 194. Varicella and Herpes Zoster, Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e Citation: Goldsmith LA, Katz SI, Gilchrest BA, Paller AS, Leffell DJ, Wolff K. Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e; 2012 Available at: https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/DownloadImage.aspx?image=/data/Books/gold8/gold8_c194f001.png&sec=41165076&BookID=392&ChapterSecID=41138923&imagename= Accessed: September 21, 2017 Copyright © 2017 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved