Increasing hospitalisation of patients with herpes zoster ophthalmicus-an interdisciplinary retrospective analysis.

Autor: Diehl R; Department of Dermatology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. rebecca.diehl@uniklinik-freiburg.de., Wiedenmann C; Eye Center, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany., Reinhard T; Eye Center, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany., Böhringer D; Eye Center, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany., Schauer F; Department of Dermatology, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie [Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol] 2024 Feb; Vol. 262 (2), pp. 583-588. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 20.
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-023-06277-w
Abstrakt: Background: The occurrence of herpes zoster is rising globally. Future trends will be influenced by changes in population demographics and the growing number of patients at risk. Overall this poses a challenge for healthcare systems.
Methods: In our interdisciplinary, single-centre retrospective analysis, we aimed to assess the burden of the disease within the Department of Dermatology and the Eye Centre from the Medical Centre, University of Freiburg from 2009-2022. We obtained data from 3034 cases coded using the ICD-10 B02.x. Patients were characterised by sex, age, year of treatment, and type of treatment (inpatient vs. outpatient).
Results: Overall we observed a 200% increase in the number of herpes zoster patients over the 13-year period. Upon closer analysis, this was mainly due to a rise in inpatient treatment for herpes zoster ophthalmicus.
Conclusions: If the incidence of herpes zoster ophthalmicus continues to increase at the current rate the number of hospitalisations of zoster ophthalmicus would double by 2040, assuming guideline-appropriate treatment. Overall, the results show a growing need for inpatient ophthalmological care.
(© 2023. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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