title: Herpes zoster following spinal surgery.
abstract: The onset of most cases of herpes zoster is usually sudden and unexpected. A precipitating factor is seldom obvious. Depressed cellular immunity or an underlying neoplasm are found in only a small number of patients. The relationship between trauma and reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus is uncertain and most of the published cases follow trivial external injury.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*