Patients with COPD have higher risk of shingles

Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 18:30 in Health & Medicine

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at greater risk of shingles compared with the general population, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The risk is greatest for patients taking oral steroids to treat COPD...

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