VOLUME 8 , ISSUE 2 ( July-December, 2018 ) > List of Articles
Ayþegul Babalí, Basak Cakal, Alpaslan Tanoglu, Fatih Karaahmet, Murat Kekilli
Keywords : Boceprevir, Herpes zoster, Infection
Citation Information : Babalí A, Cakal B, Tanoglu A, Karaahmet F, Kekilli M. Boceprevir-induced Herpes Zoster. Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol 2018; 8 (2):161-162.
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1282
License: CC BY-NC 4.0
Published Online: 01-01-2019
Copyright Statement: Copyright © 2018; The Author(s).
Herpes zoster is caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus (VZV), that attacks peripheral or cranial nerves and result in painful cutaneous inflammation. Boceprevir is a protease inhibitor which used as a new therapeutic agent for chronic hepatitis C infection. Boceprevir associated herpes zoster is extremely rare condition. We present herpes zoster infection assosiated Boceprevir in patint with chronic hepatitis C.